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Oracle Database Master Glossary: P
10g Release 2 (10.2)

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Glossary Definitions

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

paging (Performance Tuning Guide)

parallel execution (Data Warehousing Guide)

parallel recovery (Backup and Recovery Basics)

parallelism (Data Warehousing Guide)

parallelization (Backup and Recovery Basics)

parent (Data Warehousing Guide)
    [definition #2] (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

parent element (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

parent relation (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

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

parent-child relation (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

parse (Performance Tuning Guide)

parse call (Performance Tuning Guide)

Parsed Character Data (PCDATA) (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

parser (Performance Tuning Guide)

partial resynchronization (Backup and Recovery Basics)

partition (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Data Warehousing Guide)

password file (Backup and Recovery Basics)

Password-Accessible Domains List (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

path name (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

PATH_SECTION_GROUP (Text Application Developer's Guide)

PCDATA (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

PCMCIA cards (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

PDA (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

peer identity (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

PEM (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

persistent LOB (Application Developer's Guide - Large Objects)

PGA (Performance Tuning Guide)

physical backups (Concepts)

physical data set (Data Mining Concepts)

physical schema (Backup and Recovery Basics)

physical standby database (Data Guard Broker)

physical structures (Concepts)

Pin (Enterprise Manager SNMP Support Reference Guide)

PIO (Performance Tuning Guide)

pivoting (Data Warehousing Guide)

PKCS #10 (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

PKCS #11 (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

PKCS #12 (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

PKI (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

PL/SQL (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Extensions for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #5] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #6] (Oracle Objects for OLE Developer's Guide)
    [definition #7] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #8] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #9] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #10] (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide)

plaintext (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

plan generator (Performance Tuning Guide)

plug-in (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

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

point-in-time recovery (Backup and Recovery Basics)

policy (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy association (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy compliance score (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy evaluation (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy rule (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy rule library (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy settings (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy trend (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

policy violation (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

polygon (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

port (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

positive rule set (Streams Concepts and Administration)

positive target value (Data Mining Concepts)

precalculate (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

precommit handler (Streams Concepts and Administration)

precompiler (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

predicate (Performance Tuning Guide)

predictive model (Data Mining Concepts)

predictor (Data Mining Concepts)

preference (Text Application Developer's Guide)

prepared data (Data Mining Concepts)

prepared table (Streams Concepts and Administration)

preparer server (Streams Concepts and Administration)

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

primary database (Data Guard Broker)

primary filter (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

primary key (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Data Provider for .NET Developer's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Oracle Objects for OLE Developer's Guide)

PRIMARY KEY constraint (Concepts)

principal (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

printjoin (Text Application Developer's Guide)

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)

private key (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

private keys (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

privilege (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

privileges (Application Developer's Guide - Workspace Manager)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise Manager Concepts)

process (Concepts)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

producer (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

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

profiles (Data Guard Broker)

progID (COM Automation Feature Developer's Guide)

program (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

program global area (PGA) (Concepts)

projected coordinates (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

projection (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

prolog (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

propagation (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)
    [definition #2] (Streams Concepts and Administration)

propagation job (Streams Concepts and Administration)

propagation schedule (Streams Concepts and Administration)

property (OLAP Application Developer's Guide)

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

protocol address (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #4] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #5] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #6] (Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))
    [definition #7] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #8] (Net Services Reference)

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

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

provider (Provider for OLE DB Developer's Guide)

proximity (Spatial User's Guide and Reference)

proxy authentication (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

proxy copy (Backup and Recovery Basics)

proxy server (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Net Services Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (Net Services Reference)

PUBLIC (XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide)

public and private key pair (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

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

public key (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #3] (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #4] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #5] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #6] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

public key cryptography (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows)
    [definition #2] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) on Intel Itanium)
    [definition #3] (Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64))

public key encryption (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

public key infrastructure (PKI) (Advanced Security Administrator's Guide)
    [definition #2] (Enterprise User Administrator's Guide)

public-key cryptography (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

public-key encryption (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

public/private key pair (HTTP Server Administrator's Guide)

publication (Data Warehousing Guide)

publication ID (Data Warehousing Guide)

publish/subscribe (Streams Advanced Queuing User's Guide and Reference)

publisher (Data Warehousing Guide)