SQL*Plus

E427645

Oracle database tool command-line interface database client

SQL*Plus is Oracle's command-line tool for interacting with Oracle databases, allowing users to execute SQL and PL/SQL commands and perform administrative tasks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
SQL*Plus canonical	2
Oracle SQL*Plus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4278664 — 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: SQL*Plus
Context triple: [Automatic Storage Management, configuredUsing, SQL*Plus]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Rapid SQL
Rapid SQL is a database development and SQL IDE tool from Embarcadero Technologies designed to help developers and DBAs build, test, and optimize SQL code across multiple database platforms.
D. Aqua Data Studio
Aqua Data Studio is a database management and development environment that provides tools for querying, visualizing, and administering a wide range of relational and NoSQL databases.
E. SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standardized programming language used to manage, query, and manipulate data in relational database management systems.
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: SQL*Plus
Target entity description: SQL*Plus is Oracle's command-line tool for interacting with Oracle databases, allowing users to execute SQL and PL/SQL commands and perform administrative tasks.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Rapid SQL
Rapid SQL is a database development and SQL IDE tool from Embarcadero Technologies designed to help developers and DBAs build, test, and optimize SQL code across multiple database platforms.
D. Aqua Data Studio
Aqua Data Studio is a database management and development environment that provides tools for querying, visualizing, and administering a wide range of relational and NoSQL databases.
E. SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a standardized programming language used to manage, query, and manipulate data in relational database management systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oracle database tool ⓘ command-line interface ⓘ database client ⓘ
canBeInvokedBy	sqlplus executable ⓘ
canExecute	Data Definition Language statements ⓘ Data Manipulation Language statements ⓘ PL/SQL procedures and functions ⓘ transaction control statements ⓘ
developer	Oracle Corporation ⓘ
documentationURL	https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/ ⓘ
hasCommand	@ (run script) ⓘ @@ (run script from same path) ⓘ COLUMN ⓘ CONNECT ⓘ DESCRIBE ⓘ DISCONNECT ⓘ EXIT ⓘ PROMPT ⓘ SET ⓘ SPOOL ⓘ START ⓘ WHENEVER OSERROR ⓘ WHENEVER SQLERROR ⓘ
hasMode	batch mode ⓘ interactive mode ⓘ
includedIn	Oracle Database client installation ⓘ Oracle Database server installation ⓘ Oracle Instant Client ⓘ
primaryUse	database administration tasks ⓘ executing PL/SQL blocks ⓘ executing SQL statements ⓘ interacting with Oracle databases ⓘ
relatedTo	Oracle SQL Developer ⓘ SQLcl ⓘ
requires	Oracle client libraries ⓘ
runsOn	Linux ⓘ UNIX ⓘ linked to: Unix Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
supports	PL/SQL ⓘ SQL ⓘ
supportsAuthentication	OS authentication (external) in some configurations ⓘ username and password ⓘ
supportsFeature	ACCEPT command for user input ⓘ SQLPlus command history (in some environments via shell) ⓘ SQLPlus scripting ⓘ bind variables ⓘ column formatting with COLUMN command ⓘ connecting to remote Oracle databases ⓘ describing database objects with DESCRIBE ⓘ environment settings via SET commands ⓘ error handling with WHENEVER SQLERROR ⓘ formatting query output ⓘ login scripts (glogin.sql and login.sql) ⓘ output pagination ⓘ running scripts from files ⓘ server output display via SET SERVEROUTPUT ⓘ spooling query output to files ⓘ substitution variables ⓘ timing of commands with SET TIMING ⓘ variable definition with DEFINE and UNDEFINE ⓘ
typicalFileExtensionForScripts	.pls ⓘ .sql ⓘ
usesProtocol	Oracle Net ⓘ linked to: Oracle Net Services TCP/IP ⓘ

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

Automatic Storage Management → configuredUsing → SQL*Plus ⓘ

Oracle Automatic Storage Management → administeredWith → SQL*Plus ⓘ

Oracle Net Services → usedBy → Oracle SQL*Plus ⓘ

linked to: SQL*Plus

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