Oracle Database Master Glossary: C
11g Release 1 (11.1)

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CA (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

cache (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

cache coherency (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

Cache Fusion (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

cache recovery (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book)

calculated measure (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

callback (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

canonical equivalence (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

capture process (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

capture user (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

captured LCR (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

captured SCN (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

cardinality (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

Cartesian coordinate system (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

Cartesian product (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book)

cartridge (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

Cascading Style Sheets (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

case (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

case conversion (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

case table (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

case-insensitive linguistic sort (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

categorical attribute (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

category (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

CDATA (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

CDS (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

cell (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

Cell Directory Services (CDS) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

centroid (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

certificate (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Security Guide; search in this book)

certificate authority (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

certificate chain (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

certificate request (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

certificate revocation list (CRL) (Security Guide; search in this book)

certificate revocation lists (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

change cycling (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

change set (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

change table (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

channel (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

channel parallelism (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

character (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character classification (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character code (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character data (CDATA) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

character encoding scheme (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

Character Large Object (CLOB) (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Oracle Objects for OLE Developer's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide; search in this book)

character large object (CLOB) (Object-Relational Developer's Guide; search in this book)

character repertoire (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character semantics (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character set (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character set migration (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

character string (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

CHECK constraint (Concepts; search in this book)

checkpoint (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

checkpoint interval (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

checkpoint retention time (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

checksum (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

checksumming (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

child (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

child element (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

child workspace (Workspace Manager Developer's Guide; search in this book)

CIDR (Security Guide; search in this book)

Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

cipher suite (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

cipher suite name (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

ciphertext (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

circular reuse records (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

Class Generator (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

classification (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

Classless Inter-Domain Routing (Security Guide; search in this book)

CLASSPATH (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

cleansing (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

cleartext (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Security Guide; search in this book)

client (Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

client character set (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

client load balancing (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

client profile (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

client/server architecture (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

clipping (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

CLOB (SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide; search in this book)

closed backup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

cluster (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

cluster centroid (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

cluster database (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

cluster file system (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

Cluster File System (CFS) (Storage Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

Cluster Verification Utility (CVU) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

clustering (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

clusterwide failure (High Availability Best Practices; search in this book)

CMADMIN (Connection Manager Administration) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

cman.ora file (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

CMGW (Connection Manager gateway) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

code point (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

code unit (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

codecs (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book)

cold backup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

collation (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

colocation (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

column (Concepts; search in this book)

column list (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

column object (Object-Relational Developer's Guide; search in this book)

COM/COM+ (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

command file (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

commit (Concepts; search in this book)

commit-time queue (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

Common Language Runtime (Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide; search in this book)

Common Object Request Broker API (CORBA) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

Common Oracle Runtime Environment (CORE) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

Common Warehouse Metadata (CWM) (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

complete recovery (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

Component Object Model (COM) (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide; search in this book)

component object model (COM) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book)

component-based shadow copies (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

composite (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

composite domain index (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

compound query (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book)

compressed cube (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

compression (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

computer failure (High Availability Best Practices; search in this book)

concurrency (Concepts; search in this book)

conditional log group (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

confidentiality (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

configuration document (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide; search in this book)

configuration object (Data Guard Broker; search in this book)

conflict (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

conflict resolution (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

conflicts (Workspace Manager Developer's Guide; search in this book)

conformance validation (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide; search in this book)

confusion matrix (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

connect data (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

connect descriptor (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for HP-UX; search in this book)
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Linux; search in this book)
    [definition #7] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)
    [definition #8] (Database Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System; search in this book)
    [definition #9] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #10] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #11] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)
    [definition #12] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

connect identifier (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for HP-UX; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Linux; search in this book)
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)
    [definition #7] (Database Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System; search in this book)
    [definition #8] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #9] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #10] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)
    [definition #11] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

connect string (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

connect-time failover (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

connection (Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

connection load balancing (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

connection pooling (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

connection request (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book)

consistent backup (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

consistent shutdown (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

consistent solve specification (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

constraint document (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide; search in this book)

constraint rule (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide; search in this book)

consumer (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide; search in this book)

consumption (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

contain (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

content metadata (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book)

contention (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book)

context (Workspace Manager Developer's Guide; search in this book)

CONTEXT index (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

control file (Concepts; search in this book)

control file autobackup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

control files (Database Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Database Installation Guide for HP-UX; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for Linux; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System; search in this book)
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

convert script (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

convex hull (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

coordinate (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

coordinate reference system (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

coordinate system (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

coordinated universal time (UTC) (Oracle Objects for OLE Developer's Guide; search in this book)

coordinator process (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

copy (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

CORBA (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

corrupt block (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

cost matrix (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

counterexample (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book)

cover (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book)

crash recovery (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

credentials (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book)

CRL (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Security Guide; search in this book)

CRL Distribution Point (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

CRL DP (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

cross product (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

crosscheck (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)

CRSD (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

CRSD - Oracle Clusterware Daemon (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book)

cryptography (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

CSS (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book)

CTXAPP role (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

CTXCAT index (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

CTXRULE index (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

CTXSYS user (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

CTXXPATH index (Text Application Developer's Guide; search in this book)

cube (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

cube dimension (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

cube materialized view (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

cube script (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

cube view (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book)

cumulative incremental backup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book)