ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability) is a set of properties that ensure reliable transactions in database systems. These properties are crucial for maintaining data integrity in environments where multiple operations may take place simultaneously.
Relational databases (RDBMS) are designed to fully support ACID properties, making them ideal for transactional applications. On the other hand, XML databases vary in their support for ACID compliance, depending on whether they are native XML databases or XML-enabled relational databases.
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