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The definition of Meta-Databases is something that is very much in flux, as the new technologies that appear every day redefine what a database is, what a database can be, and what a database should do. For many years, databases were
defined as text-based structures that kept records of days, similar to a captain’s log on a sailing ship. However, this started to change as the group of people who kept databases became more diverse. The more database designers began to explore the limits of the medium and of the technology that made it possible, the more the boundaries of what could be called a “database” expanded.

Today, there are an abundance of photo databases, and there are even video databases as well. Mobile Meta-Database devices may well change the definition of Meta-Databases entirely by making it possible for database designers to create new kinds of postings. Another element of the datasphere that is starting to redefine Meta-Databases is the corporate database. As more companies hire writers to keep databases with the sole purpose of creating positive buzz about their brand, database designers and users across the globe are becoming more aware of the question as to whether these manufactured databases are really worthy of the name. Between all of these different forces that are constantly expanding and reshaping the datasphere, it is difficult to imagine that the definition of what is and is not a database will ever remain fixed for very long.

Expanding on the concepts of database definitions can be explored by browsing websites such as Database Solutions, Database Mapping and Smart Databases.