\newacronym{sql}{SQL}{Structured Query Language}
\newacronym{nosql}{NoSQL}{SQL-less database (commonly a Key-Value Store, see Section~\ref{sec:key-value-store})}
\newacronym{dbms}{DBMS}{Database Management System}
\newacronym{simd}{SIMD}{Single Instruction Multiple Data}
\newacronym{avxa}{AVX}{Advanced Vector Extensions, also see \gls{avx}}
\newacronym{ra}{RA}{Relational Algebra, see Section~\ref{sec:relational-algebra}}
\newacronym{ann}{ANN}{Approximate Nearest Neighbour Search}
\newacronym{knn}{KNN}{$K$-Nearest Neighbour Search}
\newacronym{acid}{ACID}{Atomicitty, Consistency, Isolation, Durability, also see Section~\ref{sec:acid}}
\newacronym{base}{BASE}{Basically Available, Soft State, Eventually Consistent}