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database

A collection of tables, or a collection of table spaces and index spaces.

database administrator (DBA)

An individual who is responsible for designing, developing, operating, safeguarding, and maintaining a database.

database alias

The name of the target server if different from the location name. The database alias name provides the name of the database server as it is known to the network. When a database alias name is defined, the location name is used by the application to reference the server, but the database alias name is used to identify the database server to be accessed. Any fully qualified object names within any SQL statements are not modified and are sent unchanged to the database server.

database management system (DBMS

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