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title: "What is a database instance?"  
description: "What is a database instance?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-01-31  
updated: 2020-09-20  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1904/what-is-a-database-instance  
category: "mysql"  
tags: ["mysql"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is a database instance?

A database instance is a set of memory structure and background processes that access a set of database files. The processes can be shared by all of the users.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

A database instance is a set of memory structure and background processes that access a set of database files. The processes can be shared by all of the users.


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