Oracle Call Interface

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C-based API Oracle database client technology database API low-level programming interface

Oracle Call Interface is a low-level, C-based application programming interface that allows programs to interact directly and efficiently with Oracle databases for SQL execution and data manipulation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Oracle C++ Call Interface (OCCI)	1
Oracle Call Interface canonical	1
Oracle client API	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5154636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oracle Call Interface
Context triple: [Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing, supports, Oracle Call Interface]

A. Oracle Net Services
Oracle Net Services is Oracle's networking layer that enables communication and data exchange between Oracle databases and client applications across distributed environments.
B. Oracle Access Gateway
Oracle Access Gateway is a component of Oracle’s identity and access management suite that enables secure, policy-based access to protected applications and services across heterogeneous environments.
C. Oracle Database
Oracle Database is a widely used enterprise relational database management system known for its scalability, reliability, and robust support for complex data workloads.
D. PL/SQL
PL/SQL is Oracle's proprietary procedural extension to SQL, used for writing stored procedures, functions, and complex database logic within Oracle Database.
E. Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer is a free, integrated development environment from Oracle for designing, developing, and managing Oracle databases using SQL and PL/SQL.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oracle Call Interface
Target entity description: Oracle Call Interface is a low-level, C-based application programming interface that allows programs to interact directly and efficiently with Oracle databases for SQL execution and data manipulation.

A. Oracle Net Services
Oracle Net Services is Oracle's networking layer that enables communication and data exchange between Oracle databases and client applications across distributed environments.
B. Oracle Access Gateway
Oracle Access Gateway is a component of Oracle’s identity and access management suite that enables secure, policy-based access to protected applications and services across heterogeneous environments.
C. Oracle Database
Oracle Database is a widely used enterprise relational database management system known for its scalability, reliability, and robust support for complex data workloads.
D. PL/SQL
PL/SQL is Oracle's proprietary procedural extension to SQL, used for writing stored procedures, functions, and complex database logic within Oracle Database.
E. Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer is a free, integrated development environment from Oracle for designing, developing, and managing Oracle databases using SQL and PL/SQL.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	C-based API ⓘ Oracle database client technology ⓘ database API ⓘ low-level programming interface ⓘ
category	Oracle client API ⓘ linked to: Oracle Call Interface database connectivity technology ⓘ
designGoal	efficient network and resource usage ⓘ fine-grained control over database operations ⓘ high performance ⓘ
developer	Oracle Corporation ⓘ
enables	LOB operations ⓘ PL/SQL execution ⓘ SQL execution ⓘ array operations ⓘ binding of variables ⓘ connection pooling (via higher-level libraries using OCI) ⓘ cursor management ⓘ data manipulation ⓘ error handling via status codes ⓘ result set fetching ⓘ scrollable cursors ⓘ transaction control ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	OCI ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
supportsFeature	Advanced Queuing access ⓘ NLS (National Language Support) ⓘ Oracle Net Services integration ⓘ Real Application Clusters connectivity ⓘ array interface for bulk operations ⓘ bind by name and bind by position ⓘ client-side result caching (via Oracle client) ⓘ client-side statement caching ⓘ describe operations (metadata retrieval) ⓘ distributed transactions ⓘ failover support (with Oracle Net and RAC) ⓘ implicit results ⓘ piecewise data operations ⓘ prefetching of rows ⓘ scrollable and updatable result sets (via OCI statements) ⓘ session management ⓘ statement execution ⓘ statement parsing ⓘ two-phase commit ⓘ
supportsLanguageBinding	.NET (via ODP.NET with OCI) ⓘ C++ ⓘ Java (via JDBC OCI driver) ⓘ PL/SQL (indirectly through calls) ⓘ
targetSystem	Oracle Database ⓘ
usedBy	Oracle C++ Call Interface (OCCI) ⓘ linked to: Oracle Call Interface Oracle Data Provider for .NET (ODP.NET) in OCI mode ⓘ linked to: Oracle Instant Client Oracle JDBC OCI driver ⓘ linked to: Oracle JDBC drivers third-party Oracle client libraries ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing → supports → Oracle Call Interface ⓘ

Oracle Call Interface → usedBy → Oracle C++ Call Interface (OCCI) ⓘ

linked to: Oracle Call Interface

Oracle Call Interface → category → Oracle client API ⓘ