Carolopedia

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Database

Concept a word Carolverse uses with a precise meaning

๐Ÿ“–What it means

One file holding related tables โ€” the estate's stores are many small ones rather than a single large one, so a fault in one cannot take everything down. Each is owned by the service whose data it holds.

โš–๏ธWhat it is NOT

The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.

Not: Table

A database contains tables; a table is one collection inside it.

Not: Registry

The registry is one particular database โ€” the estate's own register.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธAlso called

storedbdata file

๐Ÿ”—Related ideas

TableRegistryData element