What is the database descriptor?

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What is the database descriptor?..

Answer / abhisek

Database Descriptor is a DB2 component that limits access
to the database whenever objects are created,altered or
dropped.

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What is the database descriptor?..

Answer / deepika

A DBD also contains other information about accessing tables in the database. DB2 creates and updates DBDs whenever their corresponding databases are created or updated.

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