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Apparently, this is because of a standard they're required to conform to, not database software in specific:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40265929

> As far as I can tell, this isn't an issue with the specific database itself, but the standard they are required to record geographic data in, which the end of the article mentions as "BS 7666".

On the other hand, you’re naïve if you think English hasn’t already been simplified to fit on machinery such as typewriters and cheap printing presses. This process began long before computers.