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Oracle® Database Online Documentation Library Master Glossary: R
11g Release 2 (11.2)

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R (Concepts) 

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

ragged hierarchy (OLAP User's Guide) 

RAID (Performance Tuning Guide) 

random sample (Data Mining Concepts) 

range index (TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide) 

raw data (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

raw device (2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide) 

raw partition (2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide) 

raw partitions (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #2] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #3] (Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)) 
    [definition #4] (Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris) 
    [definition #5] (Installation Guide for HP-UX) 
    [definition #6] (Installation Guide for Linux) 

RDBMS (Net Services Reference) 
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Spatial Developer's Guide) 

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

read consistency (Concepts) 

read-only cache group (In-Memory Database Cache User's Guide) 

read-only database (Concepts) 

read-only mode (Data Guard Broker) 

reader server (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

real-time downstream capture process (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

real-time query (High Availability Best Practices) 

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

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

reasoning (Semantic Technologies Developer's Guide) 

recipient (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide) 

recode (Data Mining Concepts) 

record (Data Mining Concepts) 

recover (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

recoverable error (Concepts) 

recovery catalog database (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

recovery catalog schema (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

recovery catalog (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

Recovery Manager (RMAN) (Concepts) 
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 
    [definition #4] (2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide) 

recovery point objective (RPO) (High Availability Overview) 
    [definition #2] (High Availability Best Practices) 

recovery set (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

recovery time objective (RTO) (High Availability Best Practices) 
    [definition #2] (High Availability Overview) 

recovery window (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

recovery (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

recursion (Spatial Developer's Guide) 

recursive SQL (Concepts) 

recycle bin (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

redacted data (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide) 

redaction (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide) 

Redo Apply (Data Guard Broker) 

redo log buffer (Concepts) 
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 

redo log files (Installation Guide for Linux) 
    [definition #2] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #3] (Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris) 
    [definition #4] (Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)) 
    [definition #5] (Installation Guide for HP-UX) 
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 

redo log group (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

redo log (Concepts) 
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

redo record (Concepts) 

redo thread (2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Concepts) 
    [definition #3] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

redundancy set (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

redundancy (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) (Automatic Storage Management Administrator's Guide) 

REF (Object-Relational Developer's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide) 

reference semantics (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide) 

referenced object (Concepts) 

referential integrity (Concepts) 

refresh (Data Warehousing Guide) 
    [definition #2] (OLAP User's Guide) 
    [definition #3] (In-Memory Database Cache User's Guide) 

region (Spatial Developer's Guide) 

registration (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

registry (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #3] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide) 
    [definition #4] (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide) 

regression (Data Mining Concepts) 

reinstatement (Data Guard Broker) 

relation (Concepts) 

relational database management system (RDBMS) (Concepts) 

Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) (Spatial Developer's Guide) 

relational database (Concepts) 

relational target schema (Warehouse Builder Concepts) 

relative distinguished name (RDN) (Net Services Administrator's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference) 

remote computer (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide) 

remote consumer (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide) 

remote database (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 

removable savepoint (Workspace Manager Developer's Guide) 

repair option (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

repair (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

replacement character (Globalization Support Guide) 

replicate (TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide) 

replication agent (In-Memory Database Cache User's Guide) 

replication (Streams Concepts and Administration) 
    [definition #2] (Concepts) 
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #4] (In-Memory Database Cache User's Guide) 

repository (Multimedia DICOM Developer's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #3] (Warehouse Builder Concepts) 
    [definition #4] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide) 
    [definition #5] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #6] (Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)) 
    [definition #7] (Installation Guide for Oracle Solaris) 
    [definition #8] (Installation Guide for HP-UX) 
    [definition #9] (Installation Guide for Linux) 

requester (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 

required checkpoint SCN (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

reserved pool (Concepts) 

RESETLOGS (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

resilver a split mirror (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

resolution column (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

resolution (Spatial Developer's Guide) 

resource allocation control (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

resource allocation mechanism (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

resource manager (RM) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows) 

resource metric (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

resource name (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide) 

resource state (Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide) 

resource type (Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide) 

Resource Usage Time (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

resource use (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

resource wait time (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

resource (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide) 
    [definition #3] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide) 

response time (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

restartable backup (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

restore failover (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

restore optimization (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

restore point (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

restore (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

restricted multilingual support (Globalization Support Guide) 

result cache (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide) 

result set (TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide for Microsoft Windows) 
    [definition #4] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide) 
    [definition #5] (Text Application Developer's Guide) 

resynchronization (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

retention policy (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

return on investment (ROI) (High Availability Overview) 

reverse key index (Concepts) 

reverse resynchronization (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

rewrite (Data Warehousing Guide) 

RMAN backup job (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

RMAN client (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

RMAN job (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

RMAN maintenance commands (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

RMAN repository (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

RMAN session (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

RMAN (Concepts) 
    [definition #2] (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

rogue work (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

role (Concepts) 
    [definition #2] (Security Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows) 

rollback segments (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

rollback (TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide) 

rolling back (a workspace) (Workspace Manager Developer's Guide) 

rolling back (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

rolling forward (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

rolling patching (2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide) 

root element (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide) 

root key certificate (Enterprise User Security Administrator's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide) 

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

root table (In-Memory Database Cache User's Guide) 

routing (Quality of Service Management User's Guide) 

row buffering (TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide) 

row chaining (Concepts) 

row logical change record (row LCR) (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

row major format (Concepts) 

row migration (Concepts) 
    [definition #2] (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

row object (Object-Relational Developer's Guide) 

row piece (Concepts) 

row source generator (Performance Tuning Guide) 

row (Concepts) 

rowid (Concepts) 

RPC (Net Services Reference) 
    [definition #2] (TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide) 
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide) 

rule condition (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

rule set (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

rule (Semantic Technologies Developer's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Data Mining Concepts) 
    [definition #3] (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

rule-based classification (Text Application Developer's Guide) 

rule-based transformation (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

rulebase (Semantic Technologies Developer's Guide) 

rules engine (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide) 
    [definition #2] (Streams Concepts and Administration) 

rules index (Semantic Technologies Developer's Guide) 

rules (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide) 

RUN block (Backup and Recovery User's Guide) 

Run-time Connection Load Balancing (2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide) 

Runtime Connection Load Balancing (Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)