Appendix C
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bind variable | A :name placeholder in SQL whose value is supplied at run time. Used by report parameters, test scripts and load-test steps. |
| CDB / PDB | Container Database / Pluggable Database — Oracle Multitenant. CDB$ROOT is the root container. |
| Cluster (in the left panel) | A collapsible section of the left drawer, not an Oracle cluster. |
| Dock | The panel that slides up from the bottom of the window. |
| Estimate mode / Measure mode | Index Advisor strategies — a hypothetical index costed by the optimizer, versus a real invisible index that is actually timed. |
| Manual-commit mode | The SQL editor’s mode: DML is not durable until you press Commit. |
| Machine code | A hardware fingerprint identifying this installation for licensing. Contains no personal information. |
| Module | One of the feature areas selected from the docking rail. |
| Rail | The vertical strip of module icons at the left edge. |
| Seat | One activation of your licence on one machine. |
| Segment | An Oracle storage structure — a table, index, partition or LOB — occupying space in a tablespace. |
| Session (database) | A connection to Oracle, listed in the Session Browser. |
| Session (application) | One run of DBCraft, used as the unit of log retention. |
| Snippet | A ready-made SQL template from the ⭐ library. |
| Step (load test) | A node in a load-test workflow that executes SQL. |
| Suite (test) | A named, ordered collection of PL/SQL test scripts. |
| Workflow (automation) | A named, ordered sequence of automation steps with a cron schedule. |
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