While I understand your point, I don't think some of your examples are apropos.
ie. segment_owner, index_owner and table owner are not synonymous. Each is the appropriate word in its own context.
Jared
How about the use of different names for the same thing in data dictionary views. ie segment_owner,table_owner,owner,index_owner, timestamp,timestamp# etc. drives me crazy. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
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