1. See property.
2. A part or component of an Oracle object type definition. Each attribute has
a name and an Oracle datatype. When an object table is created based on the
object type, the columns in the table correspond to the attributes in the object
type definition. When a column object in a relational table is created based
on the object type, the column object contains the equivalent of sub-columns,
each of which corresponds to an attribute in the object type definition. Each
Oracle object attribute in a table is treated as a separate data item, as if
it were a separate column. This is true for both object tables and column objects
in relational tables.
3. A descriptive characteristic that is shared by dimension values. Attributes represent logical groupings that allow users to select data based on like characteristics. For example, in a database representing footwear, you can use a shoe color attribute to select all boots, sneakers, and slippers that share the same color.