Oracle9i Database Master Glossary: D
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D

daemon (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

data block (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Concepts; search in this book)

data block address (DBA) (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

data block number (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

data consistency (Concepts; search in this book)

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

Data Definition Language (DDL) (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

Data Definition Statements (DDL) (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)

data dependent routing (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

data dictionary (Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Administrator's Guide for Windows; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Spatial User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

Data Dictionary Cache (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

data divergence (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

data file (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)

Data Gatherer (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)

Data Guard (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

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

Data Guard environment (Data Guard Broker; search in this book)

Data Guard Manager (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

data integrity (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

data loss (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

data manipulation language (Developer's Guide for Microsoft Transaction Server; search in this book)

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

Data Manipulation Statements (DML) (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)

data mart (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

data packet (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

data segment (Concepts; search in this book)

data source (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

data type (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

data warehouse (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

Data Warehousing (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration; search in this book)

data-reading commands (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

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

Database Access Descriptor (DAD) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

database administrator (DBA) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

database alias (Administrator's Guide for Windows; search in this book)

database buffer (Concepts; search in this book)

database buffer cache (Concepts; search in this book)

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

database checkpoint (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

database event publication framework (Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals; search in this book)

database identifier (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

database link (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

Database Mount Lock (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

database object (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)
[definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

database point-in-time recovery (DBPITR) (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

database resource object (Data Guard Broker; search in this book)

Database Search (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

database tuning (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)

Database User (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

Database Writer (DBWn) (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

database writer (DBWR) (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

database writer process (DBWn) (Concepts; search in this book)

datafile (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration; search in this book)

datafile checkpoint (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

datafile copy (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

datafile header (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

datafile media recovery (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

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

date literal (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

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

DB Alter (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

db block changes (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

db block gets (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

DB Propagate (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

DB Quick Change (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

DBA (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

DBA_DATA_FILES (SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

DBA_FREE_SPACE (SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

DBA_TABLESPACES (SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

DBCA (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

DBID (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

DBTZ (Concepts; search in this book)

DBWR (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

DBWR cross-instance writes (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

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

DDL (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #3] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

decentralized administration (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

decimal escape (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

decision support system (DSS) (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

dedicated server (Concepts; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)
    [definition #5] (Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration; search in this book)

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

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

default domain (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

default file system directory (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

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

default outfile (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

default rules (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)

default state (Data Guard Broker; search in this book)

definition (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

degree of parallelism (Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack; search in this book)

degree of parallelism (DOP) (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

delayed protection (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

delegated administration (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

delegated administrative region (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

denormalize (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

derived fact (or measure) (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

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

descendant (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

destination (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

destination dependency (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

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

DFS Lock Handles (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

diacritical mark (Globalization Support Guide; search in this book)

diagnosability daemon (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

Diagnostics Pack (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

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

dictionary (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

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

dictionary cache (Performance Guide and Reference; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

differential incremental backup (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

Diffie-Hellman key negotiation algorithm (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

digital certificate (Network, Directory, and Security Guide for Windows; search in this book)

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

dimension (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

dimension hierarchy (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

dimension label (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

dimension value (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

dimension value label (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

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

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

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

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

directory information base (DIB) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

directory information tree (DIT) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

directory integration agent (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

directory integration profile (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

Directory Manager (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide; search in this book)

directory naming (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

directory replication group (DRG) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

directory server (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

directory system agent (DSA) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

directory-specific entry (DSE) (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

dirty block (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

dirty buffer (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

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

disk affinity (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)

disk and execution monitor (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

disk controller (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

dispatcher (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance; search in this book)
    [definition #4] (Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration; search in this book)

dispatcher processes (Dnnn) (Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

distinguished name (DN) (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)
[definition #3] (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

distributed administration (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide; search in this book)

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

distributed processing (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

distributed recovery (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)

distributed statement (Performance Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

DLL (Getting Started for Windows; search in this book)

DML (Concepts; search in this book)
[definition #2] (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)
[definition #3] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference; search in this book)

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

DNS (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

Document Object Model (DOM) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)

Document Type Definition (DTD) (Application Developer's Guide - XML; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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

domain (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

domain hint (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Domain Name System (DNS) (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

domestic domains (Net Services Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

DOP (Concepts; search in this book)

downgrade (Network, Directory, and Security Guide for Windows; search in this book)

downtime (Data Guard Concepts and Administration; search in this book)

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

drill (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)
[definition #2] (OLAP Services Developer's Guide to the OLAP DML; search in this book)

drill down (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

drill up (Data Warehousing Guide; search in this book)

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

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

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

DSS (Real Application Clusters Administration; search in this book)
[definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

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

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

duplicate database (Backup and Recovery Concepts; search in this book)

dynamic link library (Getting Started for Windows; search in this book)

Dynamic Link Library (DLL) (Administrator's Guide for Windows; search in this book)
[definition #2] (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide; search in this book)

dynamic performance table (SNMP Support Reference Guide; search in this book)

dynamic performance views (Performance Guide and Reference; search in this book)

dynamic resource remastering (Real Application Clusters Concepts; search in this book)

Dynamic Services (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Dynamic Services engine (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Dynamic Services framework (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Dynamic Services Thick Java Client Library (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

Dynamic Services Thin Java Client Library (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide; search in this book)

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