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Negative database

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Definition

A negative database, in Credit Card terms, refers to a list of Credit Card owners who chargeback a lot. Negative databases are usually maintained by Credit Card companies. It is also a new concept in Informationm Theory where contrary to traditional databases, this databases saves attributes that cannot be associated with a certain entry.