What is the difference between a “record” as defined in a standard (relational) database, and a MongoDB document? MongoDB refers to “objects” and “documents” as pretty much the same thing, but how does this usage differ from the term “record”?
Thank you.
Hey @Sarah_39095
If I understand the question right, the answer is they both represent a single item stored in the database.
From wiki:
A record is a set of data representing an single item
In comparison to an ‘object’ / ‘document’ in mongodb;
MongoDB documents are composed of field-and-value pairs
There are some difference though like talked about in this article;
- MongoDB is schema-less. It is a document database in which one collection holds different documents. But in RDBMS, you need to first design your tables, data structure, relations, and only then can you start coding.
- There may be a difference between the number of fields, content, and size of the document from one to other. But in RDBMS, every record must adhere to a particular predefined schema.