Oracle8i Database Master Glossary
(Release 8.1.7)

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Glossary Definitions

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package (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

packages (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

packet (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

page (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

page request (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Pane (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

parallel recovery (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

parallel server (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

Parallel Server Manager (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

parallelization (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

parameter (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

parameter entry field (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

parameter entry form (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

parameter file (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

parent (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

parent element (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

parent-child relationship (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Parsed Character Data (PCDATA) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

parser (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

partial resync (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

partition (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

partition key column (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

partitioned table (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

password (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

password files (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

pathname (Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

pattern (Time Series User's Guide; search in this book)

pattern anchor date (Time Series User's Guide; search in this book)

PCDATA (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

PDAs (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

Performance Manager (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

personal folder (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

perspective (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

perspective dashboard (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Perspective Links (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Perspective List (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

physical backups (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

physical schema (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

pin (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

PL/SQL (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

PL/SQL function (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

PL/SQL item (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

plaintext (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Plan Manager (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

plan stability (Getting to Know Oracle8i; search in this book)

pluggable tablespace (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

PMON process (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

polygon (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

port (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

precision (Time Series User's Guide; search in this book)

preconfigured (Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Preemptive Multitasking (Java Developer's Guide; search in this book)

preferred credentials (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

preferred Oracle Names server (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

presentation layer (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

prespawned dedicated server (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

primary filter (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

primary key (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

principal (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

print (Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

private database link (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

private key (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

privilege (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Privilege (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

procedure (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)
[definition #2] (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Process (Java Developer's Guide; search in this book)

process (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

profile (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Profile (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

projection (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

prolog (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

prompt (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

Property Sheet (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

protocol (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

protocol address (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

protocol stack (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

proximity (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

proxy copy (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

proxy user (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

PUBLIC (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

public database link (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

public folder (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

public key (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

public user (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

public-key cryptography (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

public-key encryption (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

public-key infrastructure (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

public/private key pair (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)