Oracle8i Database Master Glossary
(Release 8.1.7)

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Glossary Definitions

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

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

save set ID (Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

schema (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Schema Management (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

Script (National Language Support Guide; search in this book)

SD*Converter (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

search (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

search engine (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

secondary index (Getting to Know Oracle8i; search in this book)

Secure Hash Algorithm (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

Security Management (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

security policy (Getting to Know Oracle8i; search in this book)

seed database (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

semi-additive (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

sequence (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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

server (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Server Character Set (National Language Support Guide; search in this book)

server instance (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Server-side Include (SSI) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

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

service discovery (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

Service Discovery (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

service name (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

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

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

session (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)
[definition #3] (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

session layer (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

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

SGA (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

SGA (System Global Area) (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

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

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

shared components (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Shared Global Area (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simple API for XML (SAX) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

simple authentication (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

single sign-on (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Single-byte (National Language Support Guide; search in this book)

Single-byte character (National Language Support Guide; search in this book)

Single-byte Character String (National Language Support Guide; search in this book)

site (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

site administrator (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

site contact (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

site log (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Site Map (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

site statistics (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

smart knowledge reference (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

snapshot (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

snapshot control file (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

snapshot log (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

snapshot refresh group templates (Getting to Know Oracle8i; search in this book)

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

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

SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol. (Enterprise Manager Intelligent Agent User's Guide; search in this book)

snowflake schema (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

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

source (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

spatial data model (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

spatial data structures (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

Spatial Index Advisor (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

Spatial Load Format (SLF) (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

spatial reference system (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

specific administrative area (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

sponsor node (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

SQL Analyze (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

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

SQL*Net (National Language Support Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

SQL*Plus Worksheet (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

SQLJ (Getting to Know Oracle8i; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Java Developer's Guide; search in this book)

sqlnet.ora file (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

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

SSL (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

stand-alone commands (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

Standard Management Pack (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

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

star schema (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

starter database (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

Startup (START) (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

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

status code (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

Storage Management (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

stored procedure (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

Structured Generalized Markup Language (SGML) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

Structured Query Language (SQL) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

structured U/I template (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

style (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

style administrator (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

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

subfolder (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

subject area (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

subordinate reference (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

subschema DN (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

substitution tag (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

summary advisor (Getting to Know Oracle8i; search in this book)

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

Super Administrator (Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

superior reference (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

SYLK (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

symbolic link name (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) (Java Developer's Guide; search in this book)

synonym (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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

SYSDBA (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

SYSOPER (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

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

system administrator (Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

system change number (SCN) (Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

System Global Area (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

System Global Area (SGA) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

system operational attribute (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

system or topology data (Net8 Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

system purge (WebDB Tutorial Guide; search in this book)

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

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