Oracle

Oracle is a term that originates from Latin oraculum which means divine announcement. In ancient times, an oracle was a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. In the modern context, Oracle may refer to:

• Oracle Corporation, an American multinational computer technology corporation
• Oracle Database, a database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation
• Oracle Machine, a hypothetical device used to solve decision problems in computer science

Oracle in Ancient Times

In ancient times, oracles were considered sacred conduits through which gods communicated directly with people. The most famous of these was the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece, where the priestess known as the Pythia was believed to be the mouthpiece of the god Apollo.

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation based in Redwood Shores, California. The company sells database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products, particularly its own brands of database management systems.

Oracle Database

Oracle Database is a multi-model database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation. It is widely popular and used in running online transaction processing, data warehousing and mixed database workloads.

Oracle Machine

An Oracle Machine is a hypothetical device used to solve decision problems in computer science. It provides an abstract model to simulate algorithms that have access to an oracle, a black box that can solve certain problems in a single operation.

See Also

• Oracle (software testing)
• Oracle bone
• Oracle Exadata
• Oracle Linux

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