Difference between one-to-many and many-to-one relationship

Question

What is the real difference between one-to-many and many-to-one relationship? It is only reversed, kind of?

I can\'t find any \'good-and-easy-to-understand\' tutoria

Answer 1

From this page about Database Terminology

Most relations between tables are one-to-many.

Example:

• One area can be the habitat of many readers.
• One reader can have many subscriptions.
• One newspaper can have many subscriptions.

A Many to One relation is the same as one-to-many, but from a different viewpoint.

• Many readers live in one area.
• Many subscriptions can be of one and the same reader.
• Many subscriptions are for one and the same newspaper.