Teradata Parallel Data Pump

Glossary
A
abend: Abnormal END of a task. Termination of a task prior to its completion because of an
error condition that cannot be resolved by the recovery facilities that operate during
execution.
abort: In Teradata SQL, a statement that stops a transaction in progress and backs out
changes to the database only if the conditional expression associated with the abort statement
is true.
account The distinct account name portion of the system account strings, excluding the
performance group designation. Accounts can be employed wherever a user object can be
specified.
access module: A software component that provides a standard set of I/O functions to
access data on a specific device.
Acquisition Phase: Responsible for populating the primary data subtables of the work
tables. Data is received from the host, converted into internal format, and inserted into the
work tables. The work tables are sorted at the end of the acquisition phase and prior to the
application phase.
administrator:
A special user responsible for allocating resources to a community of users.
AMP: Access Module Processor. A vproc that receives steps from a PE and performs
database functions to retrieve or update data. Each AMP is associated with one vdisk, where
the data is stored. An AMP manages only its own vdisk and not the vdisk of any other AMP.
ANSI: American National Standards Institute. ANSI maintains a standard for SQL. For
information about Teradata compliance with ANSI SQL, see SQL Fundamentals.
Application Phase: Responsible for turning rows from a work table into updates, deletes,
and inserts and applying them to a single target table.
architecture: A definition and preliminary design which describes the components of a
solution and their interactions. Architecture is the blueprint by which implementers construct
a solution that meets the defined needs.
ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Pronounced as-key. A
character set used primarily on personal computers.
B
BTEQ: Basic Teradata Query. A utility that allows users on a workstation to access data on
Teradata Database, and format reports for both print and screen output. A CLI program used
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