The routing table stores only the best possible routes, while link-state or topological databases may store all other information as well.

The problem is that central databases, like http://clinicaltrials.gov, store the needed information about the studies.

Each database may store data in different formats.

This contrasts with systems such as Microsoft Exchange which use a database to store messages.

Relational databases store the small categories in different tables, and are better at doing sophisticated searches.

Operational databases store detailed data about the operations of an organization.

A spatial database can store the data with multidimensional features.

Most systems use a content repository or a database to store page content, metadata, and other information assets that might be needed by the system.

Crystallographic databases store x-ray crystal structure data.

Most databases therefore store a cryptographic hash of a user's password in the database.