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backout

The process of undoing uncommitted changes that an application process has made. A backout may be necessary if an application process fails or in a deadlock situation.

See also [roll back]
backup

A copy of a database or table space that can be stored on a different medium and used to restore the database or table space in the event of failure or damage to the original.

backup pending

The state of a database or table space that prevents an operation from being performed until the database or table space is backed up.

base table

A table created with the CREATE TABLE statement. A base table has both its description and data stored in the database.

before trigger

A trigger that is activated before the triggering SQL operation has completed. The ...

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