It kind of is a database: A key-value database, or key-value store, is a data storage paradigm designed for storing, retrieving, and managing associative array

It kind of is a database: A key-value database, or key-value store, is a data storage paradigm designed for storing, retrieving, and managing associative arrays, a data structure more commonly known today as a dictionary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key–value_database https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key–value_database