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+LevelDB stores keys and values in arbitrary byte arrays, and data is
+sorted by key. It supports batching writes, forward and backward
+iteration, and compression of the data via Google's Snappy compression
+library.
+
+Still, LevelDB is not a SQL database. Like other NoSQL and Dbm stores,
+it does not have a relational data model, it does not support SQL
+queries, and it has no support for indexes. Applications use LevelDB as
+a library, as it does not provide a server or command-line interface.