2. META DATABASE
• Meta database is a database model for
• (1) metadata management,
• (2) global query of independent databases, and
• (3) distributed data processing.
The word meta database is an addition to the dictionary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadatabase
5. Federated database
• A federated database system is a type of meta-database
management system
• transparently maps multiple autonomous database systems into a
single federated database
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_database_system