Database Alignment Chart

Text on the meme

Database Alignment Chart Access Purist (must be queryable with a query language) Access Neutral (must be queryable with a language) Access Radical (queryable in any way) Function Purist (must contain digital data) Function Neutral (must contain information) Function Radical (can contain anything) PostgreSQL is a database Excel is a database Dwarf Fortress is a database A library is a database A senior engineer is a database A file cabinet is a database Battleship is a database Subway checkout counter is a database A fridge is a database

What it means

An alignment chart classifies databases by how they are accessed and what they contain, ranging from purist to radical. The joke progressively stretches the definition of a database until it includes Excel, a senior engineer, a battleship, a subway checkout counter, and even a fridge. It is a humorous reaction image for overly broad technical definitions and database-related absurdity.

Objects

alignment chart / таблица выравнивания grid / сетка PostgreSQL logo / логотип PostgreSQL Excel logo / логотип Excel Dwarf Fortress screenshot / скриншот Dwarf Fortress library books / библиотечные книги senior engineer / старший инженер file cabinet / картотечный шкаф battleship / линкор subway checkout counter / кассовый прилавок в метро refrigerator / холодильник database labels / подписи баз данных purple background / фиолетовый фон