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-====== Glossary: D ======+{{page>:​top_add&​nofooter&​noeditbtn}} 
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 +====== Glossary ======
  
-===== Data dictionary ​=====+===== =====
  
-An information structure that defines the organization of a database including the list and description of each element of the database such as columns, data types, memory allocations for data storage, etc... +{{page>:​glossary_bar&​nofooter&​noeditbtn}}
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-===== Data files =====+
  
-Files that contain actual ​data, rather than meta-data or other data descriptionsSee meta-data and data+==== Data dictionary ==== 
 +  * An information structure ​that defines the organization of a database including the list and description of each element of the database such as columns, ​data typesmemory allocations for data storage, etc...
  
-===== Data mart =====+==== Data files ==== 
 +  * Files that contain actual data, rather than meta-data or other data descriptions. See meta-data and data. 
  
-A departmental or subject-specific subset of data of a data warehouse. See data warehouse.  +==== Data mart ==== 
- +  * A departmental or subject-specific subset of data of a data warehouse. See data warehouse. ​
-===== Data mining ===== +
- +
-The process of finding patterns or trends in a collection of data.+
  
 +==== Data mining ====
 +  * The process of finding patterns or trends in a collection of data.
    
-===== Data modeling =====+==== Data modeling ==== 
 +  * The development of rules that cover data entities (objects such as relationships,​ tables, columns, data integrity, etc.) of a database management system. ​
  
-The development ​of rules that cover data entities (objects such as relationships,​ tables, columns, ​data integrity, etc.) of database management system+==== Data set ==== 
 +  * A collection ​of data entries where each entry contains a group of data itemsAlso called ​table
  
-===== Data set =====+==== Data source file ==== 
 +  * An initialization file that stores the location of data on a server and the transport method used to access the data. 
  
-A collection of data entries where each entry contains a group of data items. Also called a table.  +==== Data source name (DSN) ==== 
- +  ​* ​DSN; in ODBC, the name of the origin (e.g., of a file, database, document, etc.) of transmitted data.
-===== Data source file ===== +
- +
-An initialization file that stores the location of data on a server and the transport method used to access the data.  +
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-===== Data source name (DSN) ====+
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-DSN; in ODBC, the name of the origin (e.g., of a file, database, document, etc.) of transmitted data.+
    
-===== data type =====+==== Data type ==== 
 +  * The characteristic description of data, be it alphabetic, numeric, integer, decimal, character, string, etc. 
  
-The characteristic description of data, be it alphabetic, numeric, integer, decimal, character, string, etc+==== Data type discrepancy ==== 
 +  * Condition in which data stored in a particular field does not match the DBMS data type defined for that field
  
-===== data type discrepancy =====+==== Data warehouse ​==== 
 +  * A voluminous collection of summarized consistent data, usually historical in nature, used for only data analysis rather than data processing  
 +  * A database designed and optimized for OLAP. 
  
-Condition in which data stored in a particular field does not match the DBMS data type defined for that field+==== Data-only option ==== 
 +  * An option supported by the OmniAccess update routines (oainsert, oadelete, and oaupdate) ​that disables the real-time updating of OMNIDEX indexes. This option is useful when updating a high volume of records. Data-only updates must be followed by a DBINSTAL B or INDEX operation to update the OMNIDEX indexes
  
-===== data warehouse ===== +==== DataSource ​==== 
- +  ​* ​A collection of information used by the ODBC software to connect to a database, required before accessing databases from a container application such as Microsoft Word.  
-voluminous collection of summarized consistent data, usually historical in nature, used for only data analysis rather than data processing  +==== Decompile ==== 
-A database designed and optimized for OLAP.  +  ​* ​in OMNIDEX, the process of reverting a compiled Environment Catalog file to an Environment source file using the utility OADECOMP.  
- +==== Denormalization ==== 
- +  * The process of introducing duplication of data within a relational database (which is typically normalized),​ used in data warehouse applications to avoid the inefficiencies of cross-table join operations. See normalization.
-===== Data-only option ===== +
- +
-An option supported by the OmniAccess update routines (oainsert, oadelete, and oaupdate) that disables the real-time updating of OMNIDEX indexes. This option is useful when updating a high volume of records. Data-only updates must be followed by a DBINSTAL B or INDEX operation to update the OMNIDEX indexes.  +
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-===== DataSource ===== +
- +
-collection of information used by the ODBC software to connect to a database, required before accessing databases from a container application such as Microsoft Word.  +
- +
-===== Decompile ====+
- +
-in OMNIDEX, the process of reverting a compiled Environment Catalog file to an Environment source file using the utility OADECOMP.  +
-denormalization +
-the process of introducing duplication of data within a relational database (which is typically normalized),​ used in data warehouse applications to avoid the inefficiencies of cross-table join operations. See normalization.+
    
-detail data set 
-Child table. ​ 
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-===== Detail Record ===== 
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-A record in a child table. See DR Domain. ​ 
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-===== DI keys ===== 
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-distributed index key. See distributed index. ​ 
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-===== Dimension table** ===== 
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-A parent table with a unique key that provides keyed access into a child (fact) table; ​ 
-tables that contain descriptions for codes in fact tables. ​ 
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-===== Direct access ===== 
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-The process of locating a record or row based on its location on a storage device, which is fast but requires an exact key match. See hashed access and hashed key.  
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-===== **disconnect** ===== 
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-the process of terminating a network connection. ​ 
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-===== **distributed index** ===== 
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-An indexing option for Omnidex, or MDK indexes, in which the index is stored as a separate file, essentially creating an IMSAM, or ASK key;  
-An ASK Index installed through an MDK Index process with ;DI option which can be used essentially as an MDK Index, including on-line index maintenance and optimization like an MDK Index, and also aggregation as on an ASK Index. ​ 
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-===== **domain** ===== 
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-A parent table and any child tables that were linked (prejoined) to it during Omnidex installation; ​ 
-A single, unjoined table with Omnidex indexes installed on it;  
-A a single data set installed with multiple keys;  
-An association of several data sets installed with multiple keys and linked during installation. Also called an Omnidex domain. See SI domain and DR domain. ​ 
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-===== **DR** ===== 
  
-See Detail ​Record+==== Detail ​data set ==== 
 +  * Child table
  
-===== **DR domain** =====+==== Detail Record ​==== 
 +  * A record in a child table. See DR Domain. ​
  
-an OMNIDEX domain that consists of one detail data set, or child table, that has not been linked to a master data set, or parent table. A DR domain ​child table can also be part of RS (Record Specificdomain. See Hybrid-DR domain and domain+==== DI keys ==== 
 +  * Distributed Index key. See distributed index.  
 +==== Dimension ​table** ==== 
 +  * A parent table with a unique key that provides keyed access into a child (facttable;  
 +  * Tables that contain descriptions for codes in fact tables
  
-===== **drill down** =====+==== Direct access ​==== 
 +  * The process of locating a record or row based on its location on a storage device, which is fast but requires an exact key match. See hashed access and hashed key. 
  
-In data analysis, the process of narrowing data to retrieve specific underlying detail; ​ +==== Disconnect ==== 
-In OMNIDEXsuccessive iterations of adding criteria to a queryrefining a search to the exact subset of required data+  * The process of disconnect from an Omnidex Environment or from a network connection.  
 +==== Distributed index ==== 
 +  * An indexing option for Omnidexor MDK indexesin which the index is stored as a separate file, essentially creating an IMSAM, or ASK key;  
 +  * An ASK Index installed through an MDK Index process with ;DI option which can be used essentially as an MDK Index, including on-line index maintenance and optimization like an MDK Index, and also aggregation as on an ASK Index
  
-===== **Driver Manager** =====+==== Domain ​==== 
 +  ​A parent table and any child tables that were linked (prejoined) to it during Omnidex installation;​  
 +  ​A single, unjoined table with Omnidex indexes installed on it;  
 +  ​A a single data set installed with multiple keys;  
 +   An association of several data sets installed with multiple keys and linked during installation. Also called an Omnidex domain. See SI domain and DR domain. ​
  
-Software written by Microsoft and installed when installing ODBC applications; ​ +==== DR ==== 
-Software accessed by container applications such as Excel which initiates the appropriate ODBC driver such as the OMNIDEX ODBC Driver+  * See Detail Record
  
-===== **DSN** ​=====+==== DR domain ​==== 
 +  ​An OMNIDEX domain that consists of one detail data set, or child table, that has not been linked to a master data set, or parent table. A DR domain child table can also be part of RS (Record Specific) domain. See Hybrid-DR domain and domain.  
 +==== Drill down ==== 
 +  * In data analysis, the process of narrowing data to retrieve specific underlying detail;  
 +  * In OMNIDEX, successive iterations of adding criteria to a query, refining a search to the exact subset of required data. 
  
-DataSource Namesee data source name +==== Driver Manager ==== 
 +  * Software written by Microsoft and installed when installing ODBC applications 
 +  * Software accessed by container applications such as Excel which initiates the appropriate ODBC driver such as the OMNIDEX ODBC Driver. ​
  
 +==== DSN ====
 +  * DataSource Name; see data source name 
  
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