Oracle ConText
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Oracle Corporation
introduced Oracle ConText first as a software option, then as an Oracle data cartridge (a server-based software module) for text retrieval when it released version 8 of the Oracle database
in 1997. It used the default schema CTXSYS and the default tablespace DRSYS.
With the appearance of version 8i of the Oracle database in 1999, a re-designed ConText became Oracle interMedia Text — part of the separately priced Oracle interMedia
bundle of products.
The release of version 9i of the database in 2001 saw a renaming of Oracle interMedia Text as Oracle Text and its re-incarnation as a standalone subsystem, integrated with and included in the cost of the database software.
and text-reduction for speed-reading
and summary-viewing. Oracle ConText can return detailed grammatical
assessments of the text it processes, checking for grammatical errors and rating the quality and style
of the writing.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
introduced Oracle ConText first as a software option, then as an Oracle data cartridge (a server-based software module) for text retrieval when it released version 8 of the Oracle database
Oracle database
The Oracle Database is an object-relational database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation....
in 1997. It used the default schema CTXSYS and the default tablespace DRSYS.
With the appearance of version 8i of the Oracle database in 1999, a re-designed ConText became Oracle interMedia Text — part of the separately priced Oracle interMedia
Oracle interMedia
Oracle interMedia, a feature available for Oracle databases, provides multimedia utilities in a database environment.interMedia:* as a general-purpose feature enables the management and retrieval of image, audio, and video data...
bundle of products.
The release of version 9i of the database in 2001 saw a renaming of Oracle interMedia Text as Oracle Text and its re-incarnation as a standalone subsystem, integrated with and included in the cost of the database software.
Functionality
When integrated with any text storage system, Oracle ConText can analyze text and provide text-filteringand text-reduction for speed-reading
Speed reading
Speed reading is a collection of reading methods which attempt to increase rates of reading without greatly reducing comprehension or retention. Methods include chunking and eliminating subvocalization...
and summary-viewing. Oracle ConText can return detailed grammatical
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
assessments of the text it processes, checking for grammatical errors and rating the quality and style
Stylistics (linguistics)
Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from a linguistic perspective. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics, but has no autonomous domain of its own...
of the writing.