Comment by arp242

For a quick 30-second explanation of what a "databases" and "schemas" even are in the first place for non-technical people, it's more than "good enough", and spreadsheets are the most common example that people are generally already familiar with. Unique keys, typing, etc. really isn't relevant here, especially not in the context of what the court case is about. The important bit to get across is that it's a 2D table with rows and columns, and that's all there is to it (that is: it doesn't include the source code to query it).