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MariaDB

databases

Community-developed fork of MySQL, created by MySQL's original developer after Oracle's acquisition

Pronunciation

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mah-REE-ah-dee-bee

/məˈriːə diː biː/

Named after Maria, the daughter of MySQL creator Monty Widenius. 'Maria' follows standard European pronunciation with stress on the second syllable. 'DB' is spelled out.

Source: mariadb.org(creator statement)

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