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O-cluster (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book

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

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

obfuscated (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

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

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

object class (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

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

object dependency (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book

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

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

Object Link Manager (OLM) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

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

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

object type (Concepts; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Object-Relational Developer's Guide; search in this book

observer (Data Guard Broker; search in this book

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

OC4J (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

OCI (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

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

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

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

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

OFA (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

offline normal (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

offset (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book

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

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

OLAP DML (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book

oldest SCN (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book

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

on the fly (OLAP User's Guide; search in this book

one-class support vector machine (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book

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

online redo log (Concepts; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

online redo log group (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

online redo log member (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

online transaction processing (OLTP) (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

operating system authenticated connections (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

operating system backup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

operating system backup and recovery (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

operator (Concepts; search in this book

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

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

OPS$ (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; 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

Optimal Flexible Architecture (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

optimizer (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book

Oracle Active Data Guard option (High Availability Best Practices; search in this book

Oracle Advanced Security (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Application Server (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle architecture (Concepts; search in this book

Oracle Call Interface (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Oracle Call Interface (OCI) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book
    [definition #3] (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

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

Oracle Cluster File Systems (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

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

Oracle CM SDK (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle COM Automation Feature (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide; search in this book

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

Oracle Connection Manager Control utility (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Content Management SDK (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Context (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] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #5] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #6] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle database method (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Documentation Library (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

Oracle Enterprise Manager (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

Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant (EMCA) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

Oracle Fail Safe (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Flashback Database (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Flashback Technology (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Hardware Assisted Resilient Data (HARD) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

Oracle home (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; 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

Oracle home name (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; 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

Oracle Identity Management (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Interface Configuration Tool (OIFCFG) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

Oracle interMedia (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Internet Directory (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Oracle Locale Builder (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book

Oracle Managed Files (OMF) (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Manager for MTS Services snap-in (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle MTS Recovery Service (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Net (COM Automation Feature Developer's 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
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Net Firewall Proxy (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Net foundation layer (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; 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] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #9] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Net Listener (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Net listener (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Net Manager (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Net Services (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #3] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #4] (Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #5] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #6] (Net Services Reference; search in this book
    [definition #7] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book
    [definition #8] (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Notification Services (ONS) (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle PKI (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

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

Oracle process (Concepts; search in this book

Oracle Program Interface (OPI) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Protocol Support (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Oracle protocol support (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Provider for OLE DB (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle RAC (Concepts; search in this book

Oracle Rdb (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Real Application Clusters (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

Oracle schema (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; 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] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #9] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Secure Backup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

Oracle services (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server (OraMTS) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Streams client (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book

Oracle Streams data dictionary (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book

Oracle Streams pool (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book

Oracle Streams topology (Streams Concepts and Administration; search in this book

Oracle System Identifier (SID) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference; search in this book

Oracle Text (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

Oracle Universal Installer (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide; search in this book

Oracle Virtual Private Database (Security Guide; search in this book

Oracle VSS writer (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

Oracle XA (Concepts; search in this book

Oracle XML DB (Data Provider for .NET Developer's 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
    [definition #4] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

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

Oracle-managed file (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

Oracle-suggested backup strategy (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

OracleContextAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

OracleDataReader (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide; search in this book

OracleDBAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

OracleDBCreators (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

OracleDBSecurityAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

OraclePasswordAccessibleDomains (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

OracleUserSecurityAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book

ORACLE_BASE (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for HP-UX; search in this book
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Linux; search in this book
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System; search in this book
    [definition #7] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book

ORACLE_HOME (Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #2] (Database Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems; search in this book
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for HP-UX; search in this book
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Linux; search in this book
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System; search in this book
    [definition #7] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book
    [definition #8] (Net Services Reference; search in this book
    [definition #9] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows; search in this book
    [definition #10] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

OraMTS (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

ORAMTS_ORADB (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide; search in this book

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

ORDAudio (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book

ORDDicom database object (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide; search in this book

ORDDoc (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book

Ordered Collection in Tables (OCT) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

ORDImage (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book

ORDSource (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book

ORDVideo (Multimedia User's Guide; search in this book

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information (OASIS) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide; search in this book

oriented point (Spatial Developer's Guide; search in this book

orphaned backups (Backup and Recovery User's Guide; search in this book

orthogonal partitioning clustering (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book

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

outer join (Performance Tuning Guide; search in this book

outer table (Object-Relational Developer's Guide; search in this book

outlier (Data Mining Concepts; search in this book

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