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  • D

    distributed database

    A distributed database is a database that consists of two or more files located in different sites either on the same network or on entirely different networks.

  • F

    field

    A field is an area in a fixed or known location in a unit of data such as a record, message header, or computer instruction that has a purpose and usually a fixed size.

  • foreign key

    A foreign key is a column or columns of data in one table that refers to the unique data values -- often the primary key data -- in another table.

  • M

    multidimensional database (MDB)

    A multidimensional database (MDB) is a type of database that is optimized for data warehouse and online analytical processing (OLAP) applications.

  • MySQL

    MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) based on SQL (Structured Query Language).

  • N

    NetSuite

    NetSuite is a business technology vendor based in San Mateo, California.

  • O

    object-oriented database management system (OODBMS)

    An object-oriented database management system (OODBMS), sometimes shortened to ODBMS for object database management system, is a database management system (DBMS) that supports the modelling and creation of data as objects.

  • Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)

    Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is an open standard application programming interface (API) that allows application programmers to easily access data stored in a database.

  • operational data store (ODS)

    An operational data store (ODS) is a type of database that's often used as an interim logical area for a data warehouse.

  • Oracle E-Business Suite

    Oracle E-Business Suite is one of Oracle Corporation's major product lines. Oracle E-Business Suite applications run on top of the vendor's flagship Oracle Database software.

  • What is Oracle?

    Oracle is one of the largest vendors in the enterprise IT market and the shorthand name of its flagship product, a relational database management system (RDBMS) that's formally called Oracle Database.

  • P

    PL/SQL (procedural language extension to Structured Query Language)

    In Oracle database management, PL/SQL is a procedural language extension to Structured Query Language (SQL).

  • What is PeopleSoft?

    PeopleSoft is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite owned by Oracle Corporation.

  • R

    record

    In computer data processing, a record is a collection of data items arranged for processing by a program.

  • S

    sharding

    Sharding is a type of database partitioning that separates large databases into smaller, faster, more easily managed parts.

  • What is a stored procedure?

    A stored procedure is a set of Structured Query Language (SQL) statements that multiple programs can reuse and share to perform specific tasks.