# ClickHouse ClickHouse is a columnar database management system (DBMS) designed for online analytical processing (OLAP). ## Key Features: - True columnar database management system - Data compression - Disk storage for data - Multi-core parallel processing - Multi-server distributed processing - SQL support - Vectorized engine - Real-time data updates - Indexing - Suitable for online queries - Approximate calculations support - Adaptive join algorithms - Data replication and integrity support - Role-based access control