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How do you understand the meaning of the title 'Oracle Migration' as a native English speaker? Are there any contradictions or ambiguity in its understanding?
Which of the following meanings of this title is most correct:
1. migrate to Oracle;
2. migrate from Oracle;
3. migrate to and from Oracle?
Thank you!
meaning phrase-meaning ambiguity
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How do you understand the meaning of the title 'Oracle Migration' as a native English speaker? Are there any contradictions or ambiguity in its understanding?
Which of the following meanings of this title is most correct:
1. migrate to Oracle;
2. migrate from Oracle;
3. migrate to and from Oracle?
Thank you!
meaning phrase-meaning ambiguity
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It's ambiguous, but I'd first interpret it to mean the migration between versions of Oracle.
– Hot Licks
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It means none of these things. In and of itself it means the migration of oracles. Not to oracles, not from oracles, but of oracles. People who predict the future, moving from one place to another. For it to get to mean anything to do with computers, you'll need a whole bunch of context already. And while you're doing that anyway, you might as well go the whole nine yards and clarify all the other things that can use clarification.
– RegDwigýt♦
3 hours ago
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If it's the title of a book, the book has something to do with Oracle (or an oracle) and some kind of migration. That's what the title means to me. If I wanted a more precise idea what the book is about, I'd look for a description elsewhere, perhaps on the back cover.
– David K
2 hours ago
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@RegDwigýt Context matters. It might most commonly mean a migration of oracles, but it doesn't inherently mean that.
– chepner
2 hours ago
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Just to add to the ambiguity, a business article entitled "Oracle Migration" could refer to an exodus of Oracle Corporation employees to find other employment.
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How do you understand the meaning of the title 'Oracle Migration' as a native English speaker? Are there any contradictions or ambiguity in its understanding?
Which of the following meanings of this title is most correct:
1. migrate to Oracle;
2. migrate from Oracle;
3. migrate to and from Oracle?
Thank you!
meaning phrase-meaning ambiguity
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How do you understand the meaning of the title 'Oracle Migration' as a native English speaker? Are there any contradictions or ambiguity in its understanding?
Which of the following meanings of this title is most correct:
1. migrate to Oracle;
2. migrate from Oracle;
3. migrate to and from Oracle?
Thank you!
meaning phrase-meaning ambiguity
meaning phrase-meaning ambiguity
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It's ambiguous, but I'd first interpret it to mean the migration between versions of Oracle.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
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It means none of these things. In and of itself it means the migration of oracles. Not to oracles, not from oracles, but of oracles. People who predict the future, moving from one place to another. For it to get to mean anything to do with computers, you'll need a whole bunch of context already. And while you're doing that anyway, you might as well go the whole nine yards and clarify all the other things that can use clarification.
– RegDwigýt♦
3 hours ago
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If it's the title of a book, the book has something to do with Oracle (or an oracle) and some kind of migration. That's what the title means to me. If I wanted a more precise idea what the book is about, I'd look for a description elsewhere, perhaps on the back cover.
– David K
2 hours ago
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@RegDwigýt Context matters. It might most commonly mean a migration of oracles, but it doesn't inherently mean that.
– chepner
2 hours ago
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Just to add to the ambiguity, a business article entitled "Oracle Migration" could refer to an exodus of Oracle Corporation employees to find other employment.
– Michael J.
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It's ambiguous, but I'd first interpret it to mean the migration between versions of Oracle.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
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It means none of these things. In and of itself it means the migration of oracles. Not to oracles, not from oracles, but of oracles. People who predict the future, moving from one place to another. For it to get to mean anything to do with computers, you'll need a whole bunch of context already. And while you're doing that anyway, you might as well go the whole nine yards and clarify all the other things that can use clarification.
– RegDwigýt♦
3 hours ago
1
If it's the title of a book, the book has something to do with Oracle (or an oracle) and some kind of migration. That's what the title means to me. If I wanted a more precise idea what the book is about, I'd look for a description elsewhere, perhaps on the back cover.
– David K
2 hours ago
1
@RegDwigýt Context matters. It might most commonly mean a migration of oracles, but it doesn't inherently mean that.
– chepner
2 hours ago
3
Just to add to the ambiguity, a business article entitled "Oracle Migration" could refer to an exodus of Oracle Corporation employees to find other employment.
– Michael J.
58 mins ago
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It's ambiguous, but I'd first interpret it to mean the migration between versions of Oracle.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
It's ambiguous, but I'd first interpret it to mean the migration between versions of Oracle.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
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It means none of these things. In and of itself it means the migration of oracles. Not to oracles, not from oracles, but of oracles. People who predict the future, moving from one place to another. For it to get to mean anything to do with computers, you'll need a whole bunch of context already. And while you're doing that anyway, you might as well go the whole nine yards and clarify all the other things that can use clarification.
– RegDwigýt♦
3 hours ago
It means none of these things. In and of itself it means the migration of oracles. Not to oracles, not from oracles, but of oracles. People who predict the future, moving from one place to another. For it to get to mean anything to do with computers, you'll need a whole bunch of context already. And while you're doing that anyway, you might as well go the whole nine yards and clarify all the other things that can use clarification.
– RegDwigýt♦
3 hours ago
1
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If it's the title of a book, the book has something to do with Oracle (or an oracle) and some kind of migration. That's what the title means to me. If I wanted a more precise idea what the book is about, I'd look for a description elsewhere, perhaps on the back cover.
– David K
2 hours ago
If it's the title of a book, the book has something to do with Oracle (or an oracle) and some kind of migration. That's what the title means to me. If I wanted a more precise idea what the book is about, I'd look for a description elsewhere, perhaps on the back cover.
– David K
2 hours ago
1
1
@RegDwigýt Context matters. It might most commonly mean a migration of oracles, but it doesn't inherently mean that.
– chepner
2 hours ago
@RegDwigýt Context matters. It might most commonly mean a migration of oracles, but it doesn't inherently mean that.
– chepner
2 hours ago
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Just to add to the ambiguity, a business article entitled "Oracle Migration" could refer to an exodus of Oracle Corporation employees to find other employment.
– Michael J.
58 mins ago
Just to add to the ambiguity, a business article entitled "Oracle Migration" could refer to an exodus of Oracle Corporation employees to find other employment.
– Michael J.
58 mins ago
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It is ambiguous...
On the one hand, it may be about migrating data to Oracle. On the other hand, it may be about migrating data from Oracle. It can also be about migrating to and from Oracle. And which meaning is the most correct depends on the context. If we only have 2 words, Oracle Migration, I really don't know which thing is meant.
By the way, before posting my answer, I asked a very good software engineer about what he thinks about it, and he said the same thing - it's ambiguous.
So, context is everything.
answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
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When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
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50 mins ago
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A fourth interpretation might be that Oracle itself is migrating
Bird migration takes place seasonally
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True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
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SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
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@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
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49 mins ago
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If I saw "Oracle Migration" as the subject of an email about an upcoming meeting, I would probably assume that it was about migrating TO Oracle. However, it is definitely not 100% clear without any other context.
Source- I am a native speaker and a software engineer.
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Kevin
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+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
1
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
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It could also mean a migration within an Oracle database. In that case it would mean migrating from one version of an application database to the next (rather than updating the underlying database management system itself).
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It is ambiguous.
Without more context it is not clear what "Oracle" refers to.
As per the OED, "oracle" is defined as:
A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
However, there is also "Oracle Corporation" which Wikipedia describes as:
[A]n American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products — particularly its own brands of database management systems.
As other answers have expounded upon, it might be reasonable to conclude that "Migration" refers to a data migration or scheme migration specific to an Oracle (Corporation) Database. However, without any context confirming that "Oracle" is referring to a computer database, that meaning is not clear.
Consider this definition of migration:
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
For many non-technical individuals (or individuals who do not recall that a company named Oracle exists), they may only understand "Oracle" by the dictionary definition. In that case, the title suggests that one or more priests are relocating.
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As a native English speaker, I read this as
The migration of an oracle.
I imagined a horse-drawn carriage with an elderly person dressed in flowing tattered clothes and an old knotted branch as a walking cane. Having been kicked out of their previous town for making too many false predictions, this oracle began a migration to find a more receptive audience.
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This is only ambiguous to people who don't know anything about Larry Ellison's company Oracle, don't speak English very well, or who want to argue for the sake of arguing.
It is entirely clear to native speakers who are also involved in computing. No professional in the industry would ever assume that "Oracle Migration" meant anything but
The Process of Migrating To (or from, it makes no difference) Using Oracle Instead of Another Database Provider
which may include, but would not be limited to, existing database engines, software products, support contracts, etc.
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I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
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As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
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I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
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It is ambiguous...
On the one hand, it may be about migrating data to Oracle. On the other hand, it may be about migrating data from Oracle. It can also be about migrating to and from Oracle. And which meaning is the most correct depends on the context. If we only have 2 words, Oracle Migration, I really don't know which thing is meant.
By the way, before posting my answer, I asked a very good software engineer about what he thinks about it, and he said the same thing - it's ambiguous.
So, context is everything.
answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
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When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
– Jordan.J.D
50 mins ago
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up vote
28
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It is ambiguous...
On the one hand, it may be about migrating data to Oracle. On the other hand, it may be about migrating data from Oracle. It can also be about migrating to and from Oracle. And which meaning is the most correct depends on the context. If we only have 2 words, Oracle Migration, I really don't know which thing is meant.
By the way, before posting my answer, I asked a very good software engineer about what he thinks about it, and he said the same thing - it's ambiguous.
So, context is everything.
answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
2,0431525
When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
– Jordan.J.D
50 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
28
down vote
up vote
28
down vote
It is ambiguous...
On the one hand, it may be about migrating data to Oracle. On the other hand, it may be about migrating data from Oracle. It can also be about migrating to and from Oracle. And which meaning is the most correct depends on the context. If we only have 2 words, Oracle Migration, I really don't know which thing is meant.
By the way, before posting my answer, I asked a very good software engineer about what he thinks about it, and he said the same thing - it's ambiguous.
So, context is everything.
answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
2,0431525
It is ambiguous...
On the one hand, it may be about migrating data to Oracle. On the other hand, it may be about migrating data from Oracle. It can also be about migrating to and from Oracle. And which meaning is the most correct depends on the context. If we only have 2 words, Oracle Migration, I really don't know which thing is meant.
By the way, before posting my answer, I asked a very good software engineer about what he thinks about it, and he said the same thing - it's ambiguous.
So, context is everything.
answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
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Enguroo
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answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
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answered 8 hours ago
Enguroo
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When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
– Jordan.J.D
50 mins ago
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When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
– Jordan.J.D
50 mins ago
When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
– Jordan.J.D
50 mins ago
When I read "Oracle Migration" my first thought was some type of bird and how they migrate. As an edit, I guess I am not the only one as this is an answer.
– Jordan.J.D
50 mins ago
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A fourth interpretation might be that Oracle itself is migrating
Bird migration takes place seasonally
answered 6 hours ago
Trevor Christopher Butcher
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True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
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SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
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@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
– Jordan.J.D
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
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A fourth interpretation might be that Oracle itself is migrating
Bird migration takes place seasonally
answered 6 hours ago
Trevor Christopher Butcher
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True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
8
SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
2
@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
– Jordan.J.D
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
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up vote
14
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A fourth interpretation might be that Oracle itself is migrating
Bird migration takes place seasonally
answered 6 hours ago
Trevor Christopher Butcher
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A fourth interpretation might be that Oracle itself is migrating
Bird migration takes place seasonally
answered 6 hours ago
Trevor Christopher Butcher
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True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
8
SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
2
@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
– Jordan.J.D
49 mins ago
add a comment |Â
9
True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
8
SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
2
@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
– Jordan.J.D
49 mins ago
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9
True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
True, I thought it was about traveling fortune tellers.
– James
5 hours ago
8
8
SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
SELECT Coconut FROM Mercia WHERE IsMigratory(Coconut);
– Robert Columbia
5 hours ago
2
2
@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
@RobertColumbia ORA-06500: PL/SQL: storage error
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
– Jordan.J.D
49 mins ago
This is what I had in mind, about a bird I have never heard of.
– Jordan.J.D
49 mins ago
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If I saw "Oracle Migration" as the subject of an email about an upcoming meeting, I would probably assume that it was about migrating TO Oracle. However, it is definitely not 100% clear without any other context.
Source- I am a native speaker and a software engineer.
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
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+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
1
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
If I saw "Oracle Migration" as the subject of an email about an upcoming meeting, I would probably assume that it was about migrating TO Oracle. However, it is definitely not 100% clear without any other context.
Source- I am a native speaker and a software engineer.
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
6,48432141
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+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
1
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
If I saw "Oracle Migration" as the subject of an email about an upcoming meeting, I would probably assume that it was about migrating TO Oracle. However, it is definitely not 100% clear without any other context.
Source- I am a native speaker and a software engineer.
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
6,48432141
If I saw "Oracle Migration" as the subject of an email about an upcoming meeting, I would probably assume that it was about migrating TO Oracle. However, it is definitely not 100% clear without any other context.
Source- I am a native speaker and a software engineer.
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
6,48432141
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
6,48432141
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
6,48432141
answered 4 hours ago
Kevin
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+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
1
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
add a comment |Â
5
+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
1
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
5
5
+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
+1 - But, if your employer uses Oracle already, the subject reads as migration FROM Oracle. Source: I'm a software engineer and we're currently migrating from Oracle to MongoDB. =)
– OnoSendai
3 hours ago
1
1
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
To add to the confusion even more, it could be about migrating Oracle databases from one platform to another. Source: Also a software engineer and working on migrating customers from HP3000s to Linux servers.
– Roger Sinasohn
41 mins ago
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It could also mean a migration within an Oracle database. In that case it would mean migrating from one version of an application database to the next (rather than updating the underlying database management system itself).
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It could also mean a migration within an Oracle database. In that case it would mean migrating from one version of an application database to the next (rather than updating the underlying database management system itself).
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It could also mean a migration within an Oracle database. In that case it would mean migrating from one version of an application database to the next (rather than updating the underlying database management system itself).
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It could also mean a migration within an Oracle database. In that case it would mean migrating from one version of an application database to the next (rather than updating the underlying database management system itself).
answered 4 hours ago
Björn Wilmsmann
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It is ambiguous.
Without more context it is not clear what "Oracle" refers to.
As per the OED, "oracle" is defined as:
A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
However, there is also "Oracle Corporation" which Wikipedia describes as:
[A]n American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products — particularly its own brands of database management systems.
As other answers have expounded upon, it might be reasonable to conclude that "Migration" refers to a data migration or scheme migration specific to an Oracle (Corporation) Database. However, without any context confirming that "Oracle" is referring to a computer database, that meaning is not clear.
Consider this definition of migration:
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
For many non-technical individuals (or individuals who do not recall that a company named Oracle exists), they may only understand "Oracle" by the dictionary definition. In that case, the title suggests that one or more priests are relocating.
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It is ambiguous.
Without more context it is not clear what "Oracle" refers to.
As per the OED, "oracle" is defined as:
A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
However, there is also "Oracle Corporation" which Wikipedia describes as:
[A]n American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products — particularly its own brands of database management systems.
As other answers have expounded upon, it might be reasonable to conclude that "Migration" refers to a data migration or scheme migration specific to an Oracle (Corporation) Database. However, without any context confirming that "Oracle" is referring to a computer database, that meaning is not clear.
Consider this definition of migration:
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
For many non-technical individuals (or individuals who do not recall that a company named Oracle exists), they may only understand "Oracle" by the dictionary definition. In that case, the title suggests that one or more priests are relocating.
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It is ambiguous.
Without more context it is not clear what "Oracle" refers to.
As per the OED, "oracle" is defined as:
A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
However, there is also "Oracle Corporation" which Wikipedia describes as:
[A]n American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products — particularly its own brands of database management systems.
As other answers have expounded upon, it might be reasonable to conclude that "Migration" refers to a data migration or scheme migration specific to an Oracle (Corporation) Database. However, without any context confirming that "Oracle" is referring to a computer database, that meaning is not clear.
Consider this definition of migration:
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
For many non-technical individuals (or individuals who do not recall that a company named Oracle exists), they may only understand "Oracle" by the dictionary definition. In that case, the title suggests that one or more priests are relocating.
answered 1 hour ago
Waylan
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It is ambiguous.
Without more context it is not clear what "Oracle" refers to.
As per the OED, "oracle" is defined as:
A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
However, there is also "Oracle Corporation" which Wikipedia describes as:
[A]n American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products — particularly its own brands of database management systems.
As other answers have expounded upon, it might be reasonable to conclude that "Migration" refers to a data migration or scheme migration specific to an Oracle (Corporation) Database. However, without any context confirming that "Oracle" is referring to a computer database, that meaning is not clear.
Consider this definition of migration:
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
For many non-technical individuals (or individuals who do not recall that a company named Oracle exists), they may only understand "Oracle" by the dictionary definition. In that case, the title suggests that one or more priests are relocating.
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As a native English speaker, I read this as
The migration of an oracle.
I imagined a horse-drawn carriage with an elderly person dressed in flowing tattered clothes and an old knotted branch as a walking cane. Having been kicked out of their previous town for making too many false predictions, this oracle began a migration to find a more receptive audience.
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As a native English speaker, I read this as
The migration of an oracle.
I imagined a horse-drawn carriage with an elderly person dressed in flowing tattered clothes and an old knotted branch as a walking cane. Having been kicked out of their previous town for making too many false predictions, this oracle began a migration to find a more receptive audience.
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As a native English speaker, I read this as
The migration of an oracle.
I imagined a horse-drawn carriage with an elderly person dressed in flowing tattered clothes and an old knotted branch as a walking cane. Having been kicked out of their previous town for making too many false predictions, this oracle began a migration to find a more receptive audience.
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As a native English speaker, I read this as
The migration of an oracle.
I imagined a horse-drawn carriage with an elderly person dressed in flowing tattered clothes and an old knotted branch as a walking cane. Having been kicked out of their previous town for making too many false predictions, this oracle began a migration to find a more receptive audience.
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This is only ambiguous to people who don't know anything about Larry Ellison's company Oracle, don't speak English very well, or who want to argue for the sake of arguing.
It is entirely clear to native speakers who are also involved in computing. No professional in the industry would ever assume that "Oracle Migration" meant anything but
The Process of Migrating To (or from, it makes no difference) Using Oracle Instead of Another Database Provider
which may include, but would not be limited to, existing database engines, software products, support contracts, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Robusto
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I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
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As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
1
I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
– Roger Sinasohn
37 mins ago
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This is only ambiguous to people who don't know anything about Larry Ellison's company Oracle, don't speak English very well, or who want to argue for the sake of arguing.
It is entirely clear to native speakers who are also involved in computing. No professional in the industry would ever assume that "Oracle Migration" meant anything but
The Process of Migrating To (or from, it makes no difference) Using Oracle Instead of Another Database Provider
which may include, but would not be limited to, existing database engines, software products, support contracts, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Robusto
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I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
1
As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
1
I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
– Roger Sinasohn
37 mins ago
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up vote
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This is only ambiguous to people who don't know anything about Larry Ellison's company Oracle, don't speak English very well, or who want to argue for the sake of arguing.
It is entirely clear to native speakers who are also involved in computing. No professional in the industry would ever assume that "Oracle Migration" meant anything but
The Process of Migrating To (or from, it makes no difference) Using Oracle Instead of Another Database Provider
which may include, but would not be limited to, existing database engines, software products, support contracts, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Robusto
126k27299508
This is only ambiguous to people who don't know anything about Larry Ellison's company Oracle, don't speak English very well, or who want to argue for the sake of arguing.
It is entirely clear to native speakers who are also involved in computing. No professional in the industry would ever assume that "Oracle Migration" meant anything but
The Process of Migrating To (or from, it makes no difference) Using Oracle Instead of Another Database Provider
which may include, but would not be limited to, existing database engines, software products, support contracts, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Robusto
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Robusto
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answered 1 hour ago
Robusto
126k27299508
answered 1 hour ago
Robusto
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I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
1
As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
1
I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
– Roger Sinasohn
37 mins ago
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2
I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
1
As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
1
I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
– Roger Sinasohn
37 mins ago
2
2
I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
I'd have to disagree. My company migrates data from and to Oracle so "Oracle Migration" could refer to either.
– Michael J.
1 hour ago
1
1
As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
As a native English speaker, with access to Oracle databases, I'd disagree. It could still be Migrating from Oracle instead of to. There is no direction implied by the word migration.
– UselessInfoMine
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
+1 This now explains the oddly high number of views. It's to do with computer stuff. I thought the OP had made the expression up.
– Mari-Lou A
1 hour ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
@Mari-Lou: And the end result is, it's bikeshedding of the first order.
– Robusto
43 mins ago
1
1
I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
– Roger Sinasohn
37 mins ago
I too disagree. Having been in the biz for nearly 40 years, yes, I thought of Oracle the company first, but then wondered about birds (as I know there are many species I know nothing about.) But even in the context of the database, it could be about moving to Oracle, moving from Oracle, moving from one version of Oracle to another, or moving Oracle from one platform to another. It absolutely is ambiguous, even in the context of computing.
– Roger Sinasohn
37 mins ago
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It's ambiguous, but I'd first interpret it to mean the migration between versions of Oracle.
– Hot Licks
5 hours ago
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It means none of these things. In and of itself it means the migration of oracles. Not to oracles, not from oracles, but of oracles. People who predict the future, moving from one place to another. For it to get to mean anything to do with computers, you'll need a whole bunch of context already. And while you're doing that anyway, you might as well go the whole nine yards and clarify all the other things that can use clarification.
– RegDwigýt♦
3 hours ago
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If it's the title of a book, the book has something to do with Oracle (or an oracle) and some kind of migration. That's what the title means to me. If I wanted a more precise idea what the book is about, I'd look for a description elsewhere, perhaps on the back cover.
– David K
2 hours ago
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@RegDwigýt Context matters. It might most commonly mean a migration of oracles, but it doesn't inherently mean that.
– chepner
2 hours ago
3
Just to add to the ambiguity, a business article entitled "Oracle Migration" could refer to an exodus of Oracle Corporation employees to find other employment.
– Michael J.
58 mins ago