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 Records may also contain keys that refer to records in other tables,
 which enables us to combine information from two or more sources.
 
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+The *relational* concept is connected with organizing information across multiple tables in the database.
+The *relationships* between tables in a database can be established (or even enforced) in different ways, through the use of keys and other constraints.
+In many small datasets we have only a few tables and we don't have to think about cross-references within datasets.
+The idea of *relational data* becomes more and more important as the amount and complexity of data grows. This provides the motivation for using relational databases: to organize data through related keys.
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 ## Databases
 
 ### Why use relational databases