P
package body

The part of a package that contains the program implementation.

package specification

The part of a package that declares its external interface.

partial database backup

A backup that includes zero or more tablespaces, which in turn include zero or more datafiles; a control file is optional in a partial database backup.

password file

The encrypted file that contains the user names and passwords of users who have been granted SYSDBA and SYSOPER privileges.

PFILE

A plain text file that contains database initialization parameters. Oracle reads this file at startup and uses the information to configure various aspects of the Oracle instance and database.

PGA

See Program Global Area.

ping

A TCP/IP utility that checks basic ...

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