OIDIC

OIDIC refers to the Object-Oriented Database and Information Center. It was a database system developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. OIDIC was designed to support object-oriented programming paradigms, allowing data to be stored and manipulated as objects rather than in traditional relational tables. This approach aimed to provide a more natural mapping between application objects and persistent storage.

The system emphasized the concept of Object Identifiers (OIDs) for uniquely referencing objects within the database, independent of their values. This allowed for efficient object sharing and complex relationships between objects. OIDIC was notable for its object-oriented features, including encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism, which were integrated into its data model and query language. While it represented an early effort in the field of object-oriented databases, it did not achieve widespread commercial success compared to later systems. Its development contributed to the understanding and evolution of object database technology.