3GL!third-generation language
4GL!fourth-generation language
100% Pure Java
ABC!activity-based costing
ABM!activity-based management
activity-based costing(ABC)
ad hoc
ad-hoc analysis
ADN!Advanced Digital Network
ADSL!asymmetric digital subscriber line
aggregated data
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
analytical tools
ANSI!American National Standards Institute
Apache
API!application programming interface
applet
appliance
application programming interface (API)
application service provider (ASP)
Archie
argument
Arpanet!Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
array
ASCII!American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASP (application service provider)
asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL)
atomic data
atomic
attribute
authentication
axis
B2B!business-to-business
B2C!business-to-consumer
backbone
bandwidth
base tables
batch
baud
BBS!bulletin-board system
bean
bean-managed persistence
bean-managed transaction
benchmark
BI!business intelligence
binary operator
binhex!binary hexadecimal
bit!binary digit
bitmap index
block
bps!bits per second
bulletin-board system (BBS)
business intelligence (BI)
business logic
business rule
business-to-business (B2B)
business-to-consumer (B2C)
byte
C
C++
cache
cardinality
CASE!
Computer Aided Systems Engineering
CBD!component based development
CDN!content-delivery network
cell
CGI!Common Gateway Interface
change data capture
char
checkpoint
child
churn analysis
class
cleansing
clickstream
client
client/server
cluster
clustering technology
COBOL
column
command
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)
Common Warehouse Metadata Interchange (CWMI)
Common Warehouse Model (CWM)
compiler
component-based development
composite
composite key
compound key
Computer-Aided Systems Engineering (CASE)
concatenated index
concatenated key
conjoint
constellation model
constraint
container
container-managed persistence
container-managed transaction
content-delivery network (CDN)
cookie
CORBA!Common Object Request Broker Architecture
corporate data model
cost-based optimizer
CRM!customer relationship management
crosstab
cube
customer relationship management (CRM)
CWM!Common Warehouse Model
CWMI!Common Warehouse Metadata Interchange
Cyberspace
DASD!direct access storage device
Data Definition Language (DDL)
data dictionary
data element
data extract
data flow diagram
data integrity
Data Manipulation Language (DML)
data mart
data migration tools
data mining
data model
data warehouse
data warehouse method (DWM)
database
database administrator (DBA)
database management system (DBMS)
DBA!database administrator
DBMS!database management system
DDL!Data Definition Language
decentralized warehouse
decision support
decision support system (DSS)
definition
delta
denormalization
denormalized data
dependent data mart
derived column
derived data
derived fact (or measure)
descendant
Designer (Oracle Designer)
detail data
Developer (Oracle Developer)
Digerati
digital subscriber line (DSL)
dimension
dimension data
dimension hierarchy
dimension label
dimension table
dimension value
dimension value label
dimensional model
direct access storage device (DASD)
dirty data
Discoverer (Oracle Discoverer)
distributed application
DML!Data Manipulation Language
domain name
drill
drill-across
drill-down
drill-up
DSL!digital subscriber line
DSS!decision support system
DWM!data warehouse method
EAI!enterprise application integration
ebXML
ECMA
edge
Edge Side Includes (ESI)
EDI!Electronic Data Interchange
EJB!Enterprise JavaBeans
EJB container
EJB object
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
else
embedded total
encapsulation
End User Layer (EUL)
enterprise
enterprise application integration (EAI)
enterprise bean
enterprise data warehouse
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
Enterprise Manager (Oracle Enterprise Manager)
enterprise model
enterprise portal
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
entity bean
entity relationship diagram (ERD)
entity relationship model (ERM)
ERD!entity relationship diagram
ERM!entity relationship model
ERP!enterprise resouce planning
ESI!Edge Side Includes
ETL!extraction, transformation, and loading
ETT!extraction, transformation, and transportation
EUL!End User Layer
exception
exception handler
expression
extensibility
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
external data
extract processing
extraction
extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL)
extraction, transformation, and transportation (ETT)
fact data
fact table
failover
family
FAQ!frequently asked questions
FDDI!Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
foreign key
form-based authentication
formula
frequently asked questions (FAQ)
FTP!File Transfer Protocol
function
gap analysis
gateway
generalized key
GIF!Graphic Interchange Format
gigabyte
granularity
graphical user interface (GUI)
GUI!graphical user interface
hash data
heuristic
hierarchical database
hierarchy
host
householding
HTML!HyperText Markup Language
HTTP!HyperText Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
hypercube
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
IETF!Internet Engineering Task Force
IIOP!Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
independent software vendor (ISV)
index
Information Technology (IT)
infrastructure
inheritance
initial load
initialization parameter
instance
instantiation
integrate
integrated infrastructure
integrity rules
internal data
International Oracle Users Group (IOUG)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Internet Protocol (IP)
internet service provider (ISP)
IOUG (International Oracle Users Group)
IP!Internet Protocol
IP address
ISO!International Organization for Standardization
ISP!internet service provider
ISV!independent software vendor
IT!Information Technology
J2EE application
J2EE platform!Java 2 Enterprise Edition platform
JAE!Java Application Environment
JAIN!Java Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for Integrated Networks
.jar
Java
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform)
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE platform)
Java Application Environment (JAE)
Java Application Programming Interfaces for Integrated Networks (JAIN)
JavaBeans
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)
Java Remote Method Invocation (JRMI)
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
JavaScript
JavaServer Pages (JSPs)
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
JDBC!Java Database Connectivity
JMAPI!Java Management API
JNDI!Java Naming and Directory Interface
JRE !Java Runtime Environment
JRMI!Java Remote Method Invocation
JSPs!JavaServer Pages
JSP application
JSP container
JVM!Java Virtual Machine
knowledge discovery
knowledge management
LDAP!Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
level
level field
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Linux
load
logical model
mapping
mapping tools
massively parallel processing (MPP)
materialized view
MB - megabyte
measure
megabyte (MB)
Meta Object Facility (MOF)
metadata
metalayer
middleware
MIPS
model
MOF!Meta Object Facility
MOLAP!multidimensional online analytical processing
MPP!massively parallel processing
MIDI!Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME!Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
multidimensional analysis
multidimensional data
multidimensional database
multidimensional online analytical processing (MOLAP)
multimedia database
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME)
multithreaded
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
NA value
New Economy
non-additive
non-uniform memory access (NUMA)
normalization
normalized data
NULL
NUMA
non-uniform memory access
object
Object Management Group (OMG)
object-oriented design
ODBC!Open Database Connectivity
ODS!operational data store
OLAP!online analytical processing
OLAP server
OLTP!online transaction processing
OMG!Object Management Group
online analytical processing (OLAP)
online transaction processing (OLTP)
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
operational data
operational data store
operational system
Oracle Designer
Oracle Developer
Oracle Discoverer
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Oracle Forms
Oracle Parallel Processor
Oracle Reports
Parallel Processor (Oracle Parallel Processor)
Parallel Query Option
parent
partitioned data
partitioning
persistence
personalization
pivoting
PL/SQL!Procedural SQL
portal
primary key
procedural gateway
Procedural SQL (PL/SQL)
production data
program
property
protocol
QoS!quality of service
query tools
RAID!Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RDBMS!relational database management system
reach-through
redundancy
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
reference data
reference table
referential integrity
relation
relational database management system (RDBMS)
relational online analytical processing (ROLAP)
replication
report
repository
risk management application
ROLAP!relational online analytical processing
roll-up queries
rollback
root
rotate
row
runtime system
sandbox
scalability
schema
SDK!software developer's kit
Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
SELECT
selection
selector
semi-additive
server
service level agreement (SLA)
servlet
servlet container
servlet container, distributed
session
session bean
SGML!Standardized Generalized Markup Language
shared-nothing architecture
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
single sign on
SLA!service level agreement
slice and dice
slowly changing dimensions
SMTP!Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
snapshots
snowflake model
SOAP!Simple Object Access Protocol
software developers kit (SDK)
source data
sparsity
SQL!Structured Query Language
SQL statement
SSL!Secure Sockets Layer
Standardized Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
star model
star query
state
stateful session bean
stateless session bean
static
status
Structured Query Language (SQL)
subject area
summary data
summary table
symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
system administrator
systems integrator (SI)
T1
table
TCP/IP!Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Telnet
terabyte
thin client
thread
time stamp
TPC benchmarks
transaction
transformation
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
transparent gateway
transportation
triggering data
UDDI!Universal Description Discovery and Integration
Unicode
uniform resource locator (URL)
Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI)
UNIX
URL!uniform resource locator
user metadata
VAR!value-added reseller
variable
versioning
very large database (VLDB)
virtual machine
virtual private network (VPN)
VLDB!very large database
VPN!virtual private network
W3C!World Wide Web Consortium
WAP!Wireless Access Protocol
WAV!waveform audio
waveform audio (WAV)
Web browser
Web server
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
Wireless Access Protocol (WAP)
Wireless Markup Language (WML)
Web services
WML!Wireless Markup Language
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
WSDL!Web Services Description Language
XMI!XML Metadata Interchange
XML!Extensible Markup Language
XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
yield analysis application



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