DOCS-5561 singlesource collection namespace limit

tychoish · Jun 10, 2015 · f52366d · f52366d
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diff --git a/source/faq/developers.txt b/source/faq/developers.txt
@@ -562,9 +562,10 @@ exceptions:
   reserves ``system.``
   for system collections.
 
-- The maximum size of a collection name is 128 characters, including
-  the name of the database. However, for maximum flexibility,
-  collections should have names less than 80 characters.
+- .. include:: /includes/fact-collection-namespace-limit.rst
+
+  However, for maximum flexibility, collections should have names less
+  than 80 characters.
 
 If your collection name includes special characters, such as the
 underscore character, then to access the collection use the

diff --git a/source/includes/fact-collection-namespace-limit.rst b/source/includes/fact-collection-namespace-limit.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The maximum length of the collection namespace, which includes the
+database name, the dot (``.``) separator, and the collection name (i.e.
+``<database>.<collection>``), is 120 bytes.
diff --git a/source/reference/limits.txt b/source/reference/limits.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ Namespaces
 .. _limit-namespace-length:
 .. limit:: Namespace Length
 
-   The maximum length of the namespace, including the database and
-   collection name, is 120 bytes.
+   .. include:: /includes/fact-collection-namespace-limit.rst
 
 .. _limit-number-of-namespaces:
 .. limit:: Number of Namespaces