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| link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/current/database-administration/[Multi-database]
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Any number of user databases.
A `system` database and any number of user databases.
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Only `system` and one user database.

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[NOTE]
The `system` database cannot be deleted.
The default user database, `neo4j`, can be deleted.
If you want to delete it, first set another database as the default using the procedure link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/current/procedures/#procedure_dbms_setDefaultDatabase[`dbms.setDefaultDatabase]` (this must be done from the `system` database).
For more information, see the link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/current/clustering/databases/#cluster-default-database[Operations Manual -> Change the default database].


[[neo4j-terminology]]
== Key Neo4j terminology

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