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= dropCollection() =
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[[MongoDB Driver Function Reference]]


Drops a collection.
More information can be found in the corresponding entry of the [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/db.dropCollection/index.html|MongoDB Manual]].


[[[@cG

db.dropCollection(<name>)

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <name> | | Collection name. |

]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.dropCollection("bosses");

]]]

Removes the collection named //bosses//.














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