O
O

The reserved name for the SGML keyword that indicates that a start-tag or end-tag may be omitted from the document. The 'omit' keyword. May be changed to another name in a variant concrete syntax.

OASIS

The new name for SGML Open.

object

An identifiable unit of information, possibly containing both discrete data units and also functions that operate on that data.

object-relational database

A database technology that combines relational and object oriented storage and retrieval technologies. Usually, a relational database system with added object-oriented features.

object database

A database technology that can represent complex data structures easily, unlike the relational database approach, which organizes data into simple tables. The ...

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