[1] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

db2
     database 2 ibm, db
     
     

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

db2
     
         a relational database from ibm.
     
        when running under ibm's mvs multiple virtual storage
        operating system, db2 is implemented on top of vsam and
        uses its underlying data structures.
     
        db2, later called "db2 universal database", also runs under
        windows nt, aix, solaris and, most recently, linux.
     
        details?  was there a "db1"?
     
        1999-02-01
     
     
see also:
relational database ibm multiple virtual storage operating system vsam windows nt 
aix solaris linux 

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