(statIC DBMS) A database consisting of "information-based relationships", one that is rigorously structured to facilitate retrieval and update in terms of inherent relationships. This creates a statIC environment wherein the locations of the related records are already known. TypICal statIC DBMS are either hierarchICal (IMS, System 2000) or a CODACYL (network or plex) DBMS (such as TOTAL, IDMS, IDS, DMS-2). These environments facilitate rapid, high volume processing of data. The opposite is a dynamIC database management system. (1998-10-07)