Share Database (v)~ An option found on the Business Contact Manager menu in the Database Tools selection that enables the user to share all information in a database. share name (n)~ A name that refers to a shared resource on a server. Each shared folder on a server has a share name used by personal computer users to refer to the folder. Users of Macintosh computers use the name of the Macintosh-accessible volume that corresponds to a folder which may be the same as the share name.