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title: Collections — Server Compatibility
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# Collections&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Server Compatibility

> How _Sync Gateway_ can work with _Couchbase Server's Collections_  

_Related topics_: [XDCR](server-compatibility-xdcr.md) | [Eventing](server-compatibility-eventing.md) | [Transactions](server-compatibility-transactions.md) | Collections

_Other Topics_: [Compatibility Matrix](compatibility.md)

## [](#using-collections)Using Collections

Couchbase Server provides the backing data store for Sync Gateway.

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> See: [Compatibility Matrix](compatibility.md) for version compatibility information.

Sync Gateway supports scopes and collections ([Default Collections](#7.0@server:learn:data/scopes-and-collections.adoc#default-scope-and-collection), [Named Collections](#7.0@server:learn:data/scopes-and-collections.adoc#naming-for-scopes-and-collections) ).

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## [](#related-content)Related Content

###### [](#-2)

Learn more …​

* [Sync Function](#sync-function-overview.adoc)
* [Import filter](import-processing.md)

###### [](#-3)

Reference material …​

* [Public REST API](rest-api.md)
* [Admin REST API](rest-api-admin.md)
* [Metrics REST API](rest-api-metrics.md)

###### [](#-4)

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