Often one reads a book or hears a presenter making a pun about relational theory being called “relational” because of entities being “related.” Such references are nothing but misplaced puns.

In the field of databases, building effective and efficient data models requires a thorough understanding of storage connections. Building robust applications requires maintaining relationships ...

An inherent awkwardness exists in every many-to-many relationship between entities. Ambiguity causes this persistent awkwardness, primarily because a many-to-many relationship is such a fuzzy thing.