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What does the MD in Oracle's MDSYS stand for?


Oracle has an user called MDSYS.

What does the MD stand for? Something like 'main database'?


Solution

  • Multi Dimensional System: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Spatial_and_Graph.

    An option to include multi-dimensional (spatial) data in databases. It isn't a phrase they seem to use often though.