01 January 2009

DBMS: Database Object (Definitions)

"One of the components of a database: table, view, index, procedure, trigger, column, default, or rule." (Karen Paulsell et al, "Sybase SQL Server: Performance and Tuning Guide", 1996)

"One of the components of a database: a table, index, trigger, view, key, constraint, default, rule, user-defined data type, or stored procedure." (Microsoft Corporation, "SQL Server 7.0 System Administration Training Kit", 1999)

"Any structure or entity that exists in an Oracle database, such as a table, index, PL/SQL program, or view. For a list of database objects owned by the current user, look in the data dictionary's USEROBJECTS view." (Bill Pribyl & Steven Feuerstein, "Learning Oracle PL/SQL", 2001)

"Any database component. It could be a table, index, trigger, view, key, constraint, default, rule, user-defined data type, or stored procedure in a database." (Anthony Sequeira & Brian Alderman, "The SQL Server 2000 Book", 2003)

"Any of the various items included in a database including tables, views, diagrams, and so on." (Victor Isakov et al, "MCITP Administrator: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Optimization and Maintenance (70-444) Study Guide", 2007)

"Any object in a database, such as a table, a view, an index, a stored procedure, or a trigger." (Carlos Coronel et al, "Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management" 9th Ed., 2011)

"An object that exists in an installation of a database system, such as an instance, a database, a database partition group, a buffer pool, a table, or an index." (Sybase, "Open Server Server-Library/C Reference Manual", 2019)

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