Term: RELEASE

Definition:
In Oracle PL/SQL, the RELEASE keyword is used to specify the version of the Oracle product. For example, Oracle 11g release means the "11g version of the Oracle Database".

The release version can be identified in SQL by querying V$VERSION in the data dictionary.

Example Usage:

The SQL query below lists the properties of currently installed database version.

SQL> SELECT * FROM V$VERSION;

• Display and release DBMS_LOCK locks - Release DBMS_LOCK locks on database.