1. The document discusses B-trees, which are tree data structures used to store data in external storage like disks.
2. B-trees allow for efficient retrieval of data by keeping the tree balanced and all leaves at the same depth. They support insertion and deletion of keys in logarithmic time.
3. The process of deleting a key from a B-tree involves searching for the key, deleting the entry, and reflowing nodes or combining nodes if underflows occur to maintain the B-tree properties.