Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

static database management system
     
         (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)