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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Just if you need to be able to take it with you.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

The whole point of a database is that you leave it where it is though

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think the OP is trying to talk about SQLite, so yeah, he could really be talking about carrying it on his phone.

But it's just such a weird word to use there that I can't really be sure.

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or portable like on a USB stick that you can put in any computer instead of installed on a single system.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Either way, the funny thing is that Postgres can do both too. You may not want to use it for those, but you absolutely can.

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