Microsoft's Open Data Services: the part of Wosa supporting access from Microsoft's SQL Server to a wide range of data sources and formats, including information from major mainframe databases
Operational Data Store (ODS): An ODS is an integrated database of operational data Its sources include legacy systems and it contains current or near term data An ODS may contain 30 to 60 days of information, while a data warehouse typically contains years of data
Operating Differential Subsidy: A direct subsidy paid to U S -flag operators to offset the high operating cost of U S -flag ships when compared to foreign-flag counterparts
An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; — also called odyle or the odylic force
To OD means the same as to overdose. His son was a junkie, the kid OD'd a year ago. OD is also a noun. `I had a friend died of an OD,' she said. Used as a mild oath
An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc
Abbreviation of Olive Drab, a dull yellowish green color often used for military uniforms, equipment, and vehicles because of its camouflage properties