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• responsibility

  In an Oracle environment, a responsibility is a defined user right, similar to the word privilege in some other settings. Continue Reading

• concurrent processing

  Concurrent processing is a computing model in which multiple processors execute instructions simultaneously for better performance. Continue Reading

• flexfield

  In an Oracle environment, a flexfield is a database field that has flexibility built into it so that users can define reporting structures that are relevant to their specific organizations. Continue Reading

• metadata repository

  A metadata repository is a database of data about data (metadata). Continue Reading

• metainformation

  Metainformation is information about information. Continue Reading

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• metabase (metadatabase or metadata repository)

  A metabase (sometimes called a metadatabase or metadata repository) is a database for storing metadata (data that describes data) for a specific purpose.Continue Reading

• E. F. Codd (Edgar F. "Ted" Codd)

  E. F. Codd (Edgar F. "Ted" Codd) formed the concepts for organizing and accessing data that are embodied in the relational database, the predominant approach to data organization in today's business world.Continue Reading

• AS2 (Applicability Statement 2)

  AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) is a specification for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between businesses using the Internet's Web page protocol, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).Continue Reading

• autonomous transaction

  In Oracle's database products, an autonomous transaction is an independent transaction that is initiated by another transaction.Continue Reading

• row

  In a database, a row (sometimes called a record) is the set of fields within a table that are relevant to a specific entity.Continue Reading

• dynamic SQL (Dynamic Structured Query Language)

  Dynamic SQL is an enhanced form of Structured Query Language (SQL) that, unlike standard (or static) SQL, facilitates the automatic generation and execution of program statements.Continue Reading

• splay tree

  A splay tree is a self-adjusting search algorithm for placing and locating files (called records or keys) in a database.Continue Reading

• CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language)

  CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language) is a Web page markup language that allows a Web site developer to create pages with variable information (text or graphics) that is filled in dynamically (on the fly) in response to variables such as user input.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• record

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