For a @var{type} of @code{'berkeley-db}, the following subtypes are
available: @code{'hash}, @code{'btree}, and @code{'recno}. See the
-manpages for the Berkeley DB functions for more information about these
+manpages for the Berkeley DB functions for more information about these
types.
@end defun
-@defun close-database obj
-This function closes database @var{obj}.
+@defun close-database database
+This function closes database @var{database}.
@end defun
-@defun database-live-p obj
-This function returns @code{t} iff @var{obj} is an active database, else
+@defun database-live-p object
+This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is an active database, else
@code{nil}.
@end defun
@node Working With a Database
@section Working With a Database
-@defun get-database key dbase &optional default
+@defun get-database key database &optional default
This function finds the value for @var{key} in @var{database}. If there is no
corresponding value, @var{default} is returned (@code{nil} if @var{default} is
omitted).
@end defun
-@defun map-database function dbase
+@defun map-database function database
This function maps @var{function} over entries in @var{database},
calling it with two args, each key and value in the database.
@end defun
-@defun put-database key val dbase &optional replace
-This function stores @var{key} and @var{val} in @var{database}. If
-optional fourth arg @var{replace} is non-@code{nil}, replace any
+@defun put-database key value database &optional replace
+This function stores @var{key} and @var{value} in @var{database}.
+If optional fourth arg @var{replace} is non-@code{nil}, replace any
existing entry in the database.
@end defun
-@defun remove-database key dbase
+@defun remove-database key database
This function removes @var{key} from @var{database}.
@end defun
@node Other Database Functions
@section Other Database Functions
-@defun database-file-name obj
-This function returns the filename associated with the database @var{obj}.
+@defun database-file-name database
+This function returns the filename associated with @var{database}.
@end defun
-@defun database-last-error &optional obj
-This function returns the last error associated with database @var{obj}.
+@defun database-last-error &optional database
+This function returns the last error associated with @var{database}.
@end defun
-@defun database-subtype obj
-This function returns the subtype of database @var{obj}, if any.
+@defun database-subtype database
+This function returns the subtype of @var{database}, if any.
@end defun
-@defun database-type obj
-This function returns the type of database @var{obj}.
+@defun database-type database
+This function returns the type of @var{database}.
@end defun