> what is a "real database" to you, other than something that has transactions? How about "Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability"? That would be a goo

> what is a "real database" to you, other than something that has transactions? How about "Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability"? That would be a good start for a database. A nearby comment suggests lack of set-based operations (e.g. delete), so that would be another nice thing to add.