Time Invariant Data Base Instance

A Time Invariant Data Base Instance is a data base instance that ...

• Example(s):
  • a Subject-Oriented Time Invariant.
  • an Integrated Time Invariant Database.
  • a Non-Volatile Time Invariant Database.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Time Variant Data Base.
• See: Data Warehouse, Subject-Oriented Data Base, Integrated Data Base, Non-Volatile Data Base.

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References

2013

• https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B10500_01/server.920/a96520/concept.htm
  • QUOTE: A common way of introducing data warehousing is to refer to the characteristics of a data warehouse as set forth by William Inmon: Subject Oriented, Integrated, Nonvolatile, [[Time Variant
    • Time Variant: In order to discover trends in business, analysts need large amounts of data. This is very much in contrast to online transaction processing (OLTP) systems, where performance requirements demand that historical data be moved to an archive. A data warehouse's focus on change over time is what is meant by the term time variant.

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