system catalog
system catalog
[′sis·təm ′kad·əl‚äg] (computer science)
An index of all files controlled by the operating system of a large computer.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
system catalog
(database)The
data dictionary of a
DBMS. The system
catalogue stores
meta-data including the schemas of the
databases. It is a mini-database, and is usually stored
using the DBMS itself in special tables called system tables. It maybe referred to as being "on line", as it is
active, and can be queried by users like any other table.
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