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Oracle9i Database Master Glossary: P
(Release 2 (9.2))

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Glossary Definitions

P

PA PC PD PE PF PG PH PI PK PL PM PO PR PU

pack (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

package (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)
    [definition #2] (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide)

package sequence (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide)

packet (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

page (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

paging (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

parallel automatic tuning (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance)

parallel execution (Data Warehousing Guide)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Setup and Configuration)

parallel query parameters (Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack)

parallel recovery (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

parallel server (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

parallel server parameters (Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack)

parallelism (Data Warehousing Guide)

parallelization (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

parameter (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

parameter file (PFILE) (Real Application Clusters Concepts)
    [definition #2] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

parent (Data Warehousing Guide)

parent destination (Data Guard Concepts and Administration)

parent element (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

parent workspace (Application Developer's Guide - Workspace Manager)

parse (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

parse call (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

Parsed Character Data (PCDATA) (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

parser (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)
    [definition #2] (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #3] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

partial resynchronization (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

partition (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Data Warehousing Guide)
    [definition #3] (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

password (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

password files (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

Password-Accessible Domains List (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

past image (PI) (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

path name (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)

pathname (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

payload (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide)

PCDATA (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

PDA (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

peer identity (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

Performance Manager (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Setup and Configuration)

persistent queue (Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals)

PFILE (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

PGA (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

physical backups (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

physical data (Data Mining Concepts)

physical data specification (Data Mining Concepts)

physical reads (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance)

physical schema (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

physical standby database (Data Guard Broker)
    [definition #2] (Data Guard Concepts and Administration)

physical structures (Concepts)

physical writes (Real Application Clusters Deployment and Performance)

PI (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

pin (SNMP Support Reference Guide)

ping (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

PIO (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

pivoting (Data Warehousing Guide)

PKCS #12 (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

PKI (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

PL/SQL (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Administrator's Guide for Windows)
    [definition #3] (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Getting Started for Windows)
    [definition #5] (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide)
    [definition #6] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)
    [definition #7] (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #8] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

placement (Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack)

plaintext (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

plan generator (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

planned downtime (Data Guard Concepts and Administration)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Concepts)
    [definition #3] (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

pluggable tablespace (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

PMON process (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

point of recoverability (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

Policy Manager (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide)

polygon (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

positive target value (Data Mining Concepts)

posting (Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals)

precompiler (Getting Started for Windows)

predicate (Performance Tuning Guide and Reference)

predictor (Data Mining Concepts)

Preemptive Multitasking (Java Developer's Guide)

preferred credentials (Real Application Clusters Administration)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Setup and Configuration)

preferred Oracle Names server (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

preferred primary node (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

preferred secondary node (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

presentation layer (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

primary database (Data Guard Broker)
    [definition #2] (Data Guard Concepts and Administration)

primary filter (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

primary instance (Real Application Clusters Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

primary instance role (Real Application Clusters Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

primary key (Concepts)

PRIMARY KEY constraint (Concepts)

primary site (Data Guard Broker)

primary/secondary configuration (Real Application Clusters Real Application Clusters Guard I - Concepts and Administration)

Primary/Secondary Instance Configuration (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

principal (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #3] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

prior probabilities (Data Mining Concepts)

priority inversion (Concepts)

priors (Data Mining Concepts)

private database link (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

private key (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Security and Network Integration Guide for Windows)

private rollback segment (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

privilege (Administrator's Guide for Windows)
    [definition #2] (Application Developer's Guide - Workspace Manager)
    [definition #3] (Getting Started for Windows)
    [definition #4] (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide)
    [definition #5] (Security and Network Integration Guide for Windows)

procedure (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

process (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Administrator's Guide for Windows)
    [definition #3] (Getting Started for Windows)
    [definition #4] (Java Developer's Guide)
    [definition #5] (Security and Network Integration Guide for Windows)
    [definition #6] (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

profile (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference Guide)
    [definition #4] (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide)

progID (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)

Program Global Area (PGA) (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack)

projected coordinates (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

projection (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

prolog (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

prompt (SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference)

Property Sheet (Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide)

protected mode (Data Guard Concepts and Administration)

protocol (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

protocol adaptor (Dynamic Services User's and Administrator's Guide)

protocol address (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

protocol conversion (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

protocol stack (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

provider (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide)

provisioned applications (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

provisioning agent (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

proximity (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

proxy authentication (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

proxy copy (Backup and Recovery Concepts)

proxy server (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

proxy user (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

PUBLIC (XML Database Developer's Guide - Oracle XML DB)
    [definition #2] (XML Developer's Kits Guide - XDK)

public database link (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Reference Guide)

public key (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Security and Network Integration Guide for Windows)

public key cryptography (Security and Network Integration Guide for Windows)

public key encryption (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

public key infrastructure (PKI) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)

public rollback segment (Real Application Clusters Concepts)

public-key cryptography (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

public-key encryption (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

public/private key pair (Internet Directory Administrator's Guide)

publisher (Data Warehousing Guide)

publishing a message (Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals)

pull (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide)

push (Syndication Server User's and Administrator's Guide)