Explain a metastore in Hive?

1.	Explain a metastore in Hive?
Answer» Metastore is USED to store the metadata information; it’s also possible to use RDBMS and the open-source ORM layer, converting OBJECT Representation into a relational schema. It’s the central repository of Apache Hive metadata. It stores metadata for Hive tables (similar to their schema and LOCATION) and partitions in a relational database. It gives the client access to this information by USING metastore service API. Disk storage for the Hive metadata is SEPARATE from HDFS storage.

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