What is the point of "Initial Catalog" in a SQL Server connection string?

What is the point of "Initial Catalog" in a SQL Server connection string?

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SQL Server Connection Strings - dot(".") or "(local)" or "(localdb)"

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What does App=EntityFramework do in Sql connection string?

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Get Connection String from Web.config in asp.net

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Best practices re sharing IDbConnection or connection string/factory in your .Net code

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the best way to connect sql server (Windows authentication vs SQL Server authentication) for asp.net app

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Where to put the database sensitive information [duplicate]

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How to connect to mysql from C# over SSH

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how to change connection string initial catalog

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How do I connect to SQLite db file from c#?

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What's best way to secure a database connection string?

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Classic ASP - SQL Server 2008 Connection String using Windows Authentication

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How can I get the connection string for an SQL Express database listed in LINQPad?

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WPF MVVM Samples with Database

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