20 February 2009

DBMS: Database Catalog (Definitions)

"Tables provided in the Model database." (Owen Williams, "MCSE TestPrep: SQL Server 6.5 Design and Implementation", 1998)

"The set of system tables in a database that describes the database contents." (Microsoft Corporation, "SQL Server 7.0 System Administration Training Kit", 1999)

"A database catalog contains the definition of all the objects in the database, as well as the definition of the database." (Anthony Sequeira & Brian Alderman, "The SQL Server 2000 Book", 2003)

"This is an object in a database that is used to organize full-text indexes." (Joseph L Jorden & Dandy Weyn, "MCTS Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Implementation and Maintenance Study Guide - Exam 70-431", 2006)

"A directory storing metadata." (Rod Stephens, "Beginning Database Design Solutions", 2008)

"A group of schemas, usually composed of all schemas handled by a single DBMS." (Jan L Harrington, "SQL Clearly Explained 3rd Ed. ", 2010)

"The part of a database that contains the definition of all the objects in the database, as well as the definition of the database." (Microsoft, "SQL Server 2012 Glossary", 2012)

"Structured list made up of comparable objects, used as a reference." (Gilbert Raymond & Philippe Desfray, "Modeling Enterprise Architecture with TOGAF", 2014)

"A collection of tables and views that contains descriptions of objects such as tables, views, and indexes." (Sybase, "Open Server Server-Library/C Reference Manual", 2019)

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