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What is a common difference between NoSQL and relational databases?

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  1. NoSQL databases cannot store text
  2. NoSQL often uses flexible, non-tabular schemas
  3. NoSQL databases cannot query data

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  1. AWS: What is NoSQL? aws.amazon.com/nosql Checked 2026-10-10.

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