Oracle Database Instance
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- Unit
- Instance
- Aliases
- ORACLE_SID; SID
- Definition
- Supplementary Terms concerning Products (2026-07-01): "“Oracle Database Instance” shall be every Oracle Database included in Third Party Software or Products, uniquely identified by an own ORACLE_SID (short: SID)."
- Counting rules
- One unit per Oracle Database with its own ORACLE_SID. A database instance is the active part executed in memory; the database is the data structure in the file system.
- Floors / minimums
- None published.
- Applies to products
- Oracle Database (supplied as Third Party Software)