What is Network model (database)?
[[File:Network Model.svg|thumb|360px|Example of a Network Model.]] [[Database]] systems use a '''network model''' to store their data in a [[graph]]. Much like the [[Hierarchical database model]], the nodes of the graph contain information. The information is stored in a graph, so one parent can have many children, and one child can relate to several parents. The model is also known as '''CODASYL model''', because it was originally proposed by the [[CODASYL]] [[consortium]] (who also developed [[COBOL]]). In a network model, the defining feature is that each record has a link to another record. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Database modeling]]