SQL Server 2000 – Database Engine

The SQL Server 2000 database engine implements a highly scalable and available service for data storage, processing, and security to meet the requirements of the most demanding data systems. (NOTE: The database engine was the only technology in the early versions of SQL Server. The term SQL Server 2000 is now used when referring to the product as a whole, but it is still often used when referring to just the database engine technology. The SQL Server 2000 documents this page links to focus on the database engine, although some of the documents also refer to related technologies such as SQL Server 2000 Replication or Data Transformation Services.)