concept: DB Object - davidkhala/database GitHub Wiki

A database object is used to store/hold, manipulate or reference data. Anything which we make from create command is known as Database Object.

Some of the examples of database objects are:

  • Table: Basic unit of storage; composed rows and columns
  • View: Logically represents subsets of data from one or more tables
  • Sequence: Generates primary key values
  • Index: Improves the performance of some queries
  • Synonym: Alternative name for an object