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

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DAD (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

daemons (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

dashboard (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

data block (Concepts)

data consistency (Concepts)

data dictionary (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #7] (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

Data Encryption Standard (DES) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

Data Guard command-line interface (Data Guard Broker)

Data Guard configuration (Data Guard Broker)

Data Guard environment (Data Guard Broker)

data integrity (Concepts)

Data Management Application (DMA) (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

data manipulation language (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

data mart (Data Warehousing Guide)

data mining (Data Mining Concepts)

data mining algorithm (Data Mining Concepts)

data mining server (Data Mining Concepts)

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

data provider (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)

data scanning (Globalization Support Guide)

data segment (Concepts)

data service (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

data set (Data Mining Concepts)

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

data transfer element (DTE) (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

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

database (Concepts)

database access descriptor (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

Database Access Descriptor (DAD) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Database Administrator (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

database administrator (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

database administrator (DBA) (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)

database alias (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

database backup storage selector (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

database buffer (Concepts)

database buffer cache (Concepts)

database character set (Globalization Support Guide)

database checkpoint (Backup and Recovery Basics)

database configuration (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

Database Configuration Assistant (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #3] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

database guard (Data Guard Broker)

database identifier (Backup and Recovery Basics)

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

database instance (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

database link (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #5] (Net Services Reference)

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

database object (Data Guard Broker)

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

database point-in-time recovery (DBPITR) (Backup and Recovery Basics)

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

database standard form (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

database supplemental logging (Streams Concepts and Administration)

database writer process (DBWn) (Concepts)

datafile (Concepts)

datafile copy (Concepts)

datafile media recovery (Backup and Recovery Basics)

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

dataset (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

dataset directory (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

dataset file (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

datastore (Text Application Developer's Guide)

datum transformation (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

DBA (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

DBA_DATA_FILES (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

DBA_FREE_SPACE (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

DBA_TABLESPACES (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

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

DBID (Backup and Recovery Basics)
    [definition #2] (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

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

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

DCM (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

DDL (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)

DDL handler (Streams Concepts and Administration)

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

de-militarized zone (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

decision tree (Data Mining Concepts)

declarative rule-based transformation (Streams Concepts and Administration)

decryption (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

dedicated server (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference)

default backup start time (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

default domain (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #4] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #5] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #6] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #7] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #8] (Net Services Reference)

default state (Data Guard Broker)

defaults and policies (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

define variables (Concepts)

definer's rights procedures (Security Guide)

definition (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

degree of cardinality (Data Warehousing Guide)

denormalize (Data Warehousing Guide)

denormalized (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

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

derived fact (or measure) (Data Warehousing Guide)

DES (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

descendant (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

descriptive model (Data Mining Concepts)

destination database (Streams Concepts and Administration)

destination queue (Streams Concepts and Administration)

detail (Data Warehousing Guide)

detail table (Data Warehousing Guide)

device (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

device discovery (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

device special file (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

diacritic (Globalization Support Guide)

dictionary (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

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

dictionary cache (Performance Tuning Guide)

differential incremental backup (Backup and Recovery Basics)
    [definition #2] (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

Diffie-Hellman key negotiation algorithm (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

digital certificate (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

digital certificates (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

digital signature (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #6] (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

digital wallet (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

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

dimension member (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

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

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

dimension view (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

dimensional data (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

direct apply (Streams Concepts and Administration)

direct I/O (Performance Tuning Guide)

directed network (Streams Concepts and Administration)

direction (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

directory information tree (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

directory information tree (DIT) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference)

directory naming (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #4] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #5] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #6] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #7] (Net Services Reference)

directory naming context (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

directory server (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #4] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #5] (Net Services Reference)

dirty writes (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)

discretization (Data Mining Concepts)

disjoint (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

disk controller (Backup and Recovery Basics)

disk group (Concepts)

disk quota (Backup and Recovery Basics)

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

dispatcher processes (Dnnn) (Concepts)

distance-based (clustering algorithm) (Data Mining Concepts)

distinguished name (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

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

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)

distributed component object model (DCOM) (Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Developer's Guide)

Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

Distributed Configuration Management (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

distributed processing (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference)

distributed statement (Performance Tuning Guide)

Distributed Transaction Processing (DTP) (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide)

DIT (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

DLL (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

DMA (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

DML (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

DML handler (Streams Concepts and Administration)

DMS (Data Mining Concepts)

DMZ (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

DN (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

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

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

Document Location Hint (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Document Object Model (DOM) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

Document Type Definition (DTD) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

DOM (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

DOM fidelity (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

domain (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference)
    [definition #5] (Secure Backup Administrator's Guide)

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

Domain Name System (DNS) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Net Services Reference)

DOP (Concepts)

downgrade (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

downstream capture process (Streams Concepts and Administration)

downstream database (Streams Concepts and Administration)

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

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

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

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

duplicate database (Backup and Recovery Basics)

dynamic link library (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

Dynamic Link Library (DLL) (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide)

dynamic performance views (Performance Tuning Guide)