entity-relationship diagram

or en·ti·ty re·la·tion·ship di·a·gram

[ en-ti-tee-ri-ley-shuhn-ship dahy-uh-gram ]

noun
  1. a type of graphical representation showing the connections and relationships between people, objects, or concepts within a system or database: used as a data modeling technique and in designing relational databases. Abbreviation: ERD.

  • Also called en·ti·ty-re·la·tion·ship mod·el, en·ti·ty re·la·tion·ship mod·el [en-ti-tee-ri-ley-shuhn-ship mod-l] /ˈɛn tɪ ti rɪˈleɪ ʃən ʃɪp ˌmɒd l/ .
  • Sometimes En·ti·ty-Re·la·tion·ship Di·a·gram .

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