10. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the one or more token vocabularies is a plurality of token vocabularies; each token vocabulary of the plurality of token vocabularies corresponds to an XML schema that is different than each other XML schema that corresponds to any other token vocabulary of the plurality of token vocabularies; and the first token vocabulary is different than the second token vocabulary.
1. A method for sharing one or more token vocabularies among a plurality of separate database systems, the method comprising: storing the one or more token vocabularies in a repository, wherein: each token vocabulary of the one or more token vocabularies corresponds to an XML schema; each token vocabulary of the one or more token vocabularies defines a plurality of associations between XML elements and replacement values; the repository is accessible to the plurality of separate database systems; and each database system, of the plurality of separate database systems, comprises one or more database servers that are designated to managing one or more databases; receiving, from a first database server of a first database system of the plurality of separate database systems, a first request for a token vocabulary; in response to the first request, retrieving a first token vocabulary, of the one or more token vocabularies, from the repository; sending the first token vocabulary to the first database server; receiving, from a second database server of a second database system of the plurality of separate database systems, a second request for a token vocabulary, wherein the second database system is different than the first database system; in response to the second request, retrieving a second token vocabulary, of the one or more token vocabularies, from the repository; and sending the second token vocabulary to the second database server.