Definition: A Catalog vs. a Database?



Am I correct in thinking that a catalog is structurally identical to a
database in everyway? The only thing that distinguishes a catalog from
a database is that a catalog stores information about databases, not
user data. Thus, the "master" database on a server is the catalog
for that server.

This may seem like I'm picking gnats out of pepper. But, I'm
seeing the terms catalog and database used interchangeably in some
context, but not in others.

Thanks,
John

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