Glossary
- abstract datatypes
New datatypes, usually user-created, that are based on one or more built-in datatypes and can be treated as a unit.
- aggregate
A type of function in Oracle SQL that performs a calculation or transformation across multiple rows in a table, rather than just on a single row.
- alert log file
A text file that contains entries about significant database events, such as database startup and shutdown, nondefault initialization parameters, and various errors. The alert log file is stored in the directory specified by the system parameter BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST.
- alias
An alternate name for a column, specified right after the column name in a SELECT statement, seen in the results of the query.
- associative table
A database ...
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