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<term><replaceable class="parameter">tablespace</replaceable></term>
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<para>
- Specifies the default tablespace for the new database.
- If not specified, the same tablespace that is default for
- the template database is used. See
+ The name of the tablespace that will be associated with the
+ new database, or <literal>DEFAULT</literal> to use the
+ template database's tablespace. This
+ tablespace will be the default tablespace used for objects
+ created in this database. See
<xref linkend="sql-createtablespace" endterm="sql-createtablespace-title">
for more information.
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