The use of the term database varies widely in the industry. The term database, as used in XDB Server documentation, has two meanings:
In the generic sense, a database is an entire collection of data managed by a database management system. It is in this sense that the term database is used most often in XDB Server documentation.
In a more specialized sense, a database is a named object created using the CREATE DATABASE command. A database consists of a collection of tables or a collection of table spaces and index spaces. Generally, if used in this sense, the term database is followed by the database name (if it is not clear from the context that an XDB Server database object is being discussed).