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Oracle Database Master Glossary: O
10g Release 2 (10.2)

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O-cluster (Data Mining Concepts)

OAG (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

OASIS (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

OB access mode (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

obfuscated (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

obfuscated wallet (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

obfuscation (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

obfuscator (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

object (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

object class (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference)

object dependency (Streams Concepts and Administration)

Object Identifier (OID) (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

Object Link Manager (OLM) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Object Request Broker (ORB) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

object type (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

observer (Data Guard Broker)

obtar (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

obtool (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

OC4J (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

OCI (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

OCSSD (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

OCT (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

OFA (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

offline normal (Backup and Recovery Basics)

offset (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

offsite backup (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

OID Subtree (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

OJMS (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

OLAP (Data Warehousing Guide)
    [definition #2] (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

OLAP DML (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

oldest SCN (Streams Concepts and Administration)

OLTP (Data Warehousing Guide)
    [definition #2] (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

on the fly (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

on-demand backup (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

one-class support vector machine (Data Mining Concepts)

one-way hash function (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

online analytical processing (OLAP) (Data Warehousing Guide)

online backup (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery Basics)

online redo log (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery Basics)

online redo log group (Backup and Recovery Basics)

online redo log member (Backup and Recovery Basics)

Online Transaction Processing (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

online transaction processing (OLTP) (Data Warehousing Guide)

OO4O (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

operating system authenticated connections (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)

operating system backup (Backup and Recovery Basics)

operating system backup and recovery (Backup and Recovery Basics)

operator (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

operator assistance request (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

operator host (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

OPI (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

OPMN (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

OPROCD (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

OPS$ (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)

Optimal Flexible Architecture (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

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

optimizer (Performance Tuning Guide)

Oracle Advanced Security (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Application Server (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Oracle architecture (Concepts)

Oracle Call Interface (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

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

Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle Clusterware (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle CM SDK (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Oracle COM Automation Feature (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

Oracle Connection Manager (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Connection Manager Control utility (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Content Management SDK (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Oracle Context (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #4] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #7] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)
    [definition #8] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #9] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #10] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle database method (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Database MIB (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

Oracle Documentation Library (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)

Oracle ecosystem (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control Console (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control console (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control Console for Collaboration Suite (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control for Collaboration Suite (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Database Control (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Database Control console (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control console (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Fail Safe (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle Flashback Database (Backup and Recovery Basics)

Oracle Hardware Assisted Resilient Data (HARD) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle home (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)

Oracle home name (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)

Oracle Identity Management (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Interface Configuration Tool (OIFCFG) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle Internet Directory (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

Oracle Java Message Service (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

Oracle Locale Builder (Globalization Support Guide)

Oracle Managed Files (OMF) (Backup and Recovery Basics)

Oracle Management Agent (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Management Plug-in (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Management Repository (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Management Service (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle Manager for MTS Services snap-in (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle MTS Recovery Service (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle Net (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Net Firewall Proxy (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Net foundation layer (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)
    [definition #7] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #8] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Net listener (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Net Manager (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Net Services (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #5] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #6] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #7] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #8] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #9] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))
    [definition #10] (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide)

Oracle Notification Services (ONS) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle Objects for OLE (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle PKI (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

Oracle PKI certificate usages (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

Oracle process (Concepts)

Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Program Interface (OPI) (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Protocol Support (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

Oracle protocol support (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Provider for OLE DB (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle Rdb (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Real Application Clusters (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle schema (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #3] (Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #4] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)
    [definition #7] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #8] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Secure Backup home (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Secure Backup logical unit number (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Secure Backup user (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Secure Enterprise Search administration tool (Secure Enterprise Search Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Secure Enterprise Search application (Secure Enterprise Search Administrator's Guide)

Oracle Server (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

Oracle services (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server (OraMTS) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Oracle SNMP Peer Encapsulator (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

Oracle SNMP Peer Master Agent (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

Oracle Streams (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Oracle System Identifier (SID) (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

Oracle Text (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

Oracle XA (Concepts)

Oracle XML DB (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #4] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Oracle XML Developer's Kit (XDK) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Oracle-managed file (Backup and Recovery Basics)

OracleContextAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

OracleDataReader (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)

OracleDBAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

OracleDBCreators (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

OracleDBSecurityAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

OraclePasswordAccessibleDomains (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

OracleUserSecurityAdmins (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide)

ORACLE_BASE (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))

ORACLE_HOME (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #2] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #3] (Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #5] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit))
    [definition #7] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit))
    [definition #8] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit))
    [definition #9] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

OraMTS (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

ORAMTS_ORADB (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

ORB (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Ordered Collection in Tables (OCT) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information (OASIS) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

oriented point (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

orphaned backups (Backup and Recovery Basics)

orthogonal partitioning clustering (Data Mining Concepts)

OSI (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

outer join (Performance Tuning Guide)

outlier (Data Mining Concepts)

overwrite (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)