OID

(1) (Object IDentifier) A permanent number assigned to an object for storage (persistence). It is typically a long integer, such as 128 bits, that can be computed using various methods to create a unique number. It functions in a similar manner to the way a key field in a relational database record uniquely identifies that record in a table. See UUID and GUID.

(2) (Object IDentifier) A temporary number assigned to objects created and used only in memory.

(3) (Object IDentifier) Known as a "MIB object identifier" or "MIB variable" in the SNMP network management protocol, an OID is a number assigned to devices in a network for identification purposes. OID numbering is hierarchical. Using the IETF notation of digits and dots, resembling very long IP addresses, various registries such as ANSI assign high-level numbers to vendors and organizations. They, in turn, append digits to the number to identify individual devices or software processes.

OID

See: Original issue discount debt

Original Issue Discount

The difference between a bond's face value and the amount for which it is sold by the issuer. Many bonds, especially those with low interest rates, are issued at a price less than par in order to entice buyers. Generally, the lower the interest rate, the greater the original issue discount, with zero-coupon bonds having the largest. Short of default, the original issue discount is a guaranteed profit for a bondholder, as bonds must be redeemed at face value. It is considered a form of interest and may be taxed as such.

OID

See original-issue discount.

OID

Acronym	Definition
OID➣Oracle Internet Directory (LDAPV3-compliant, hierarchical data repository; Oracle)
OID➣Object Identifier
OID➣Object Identifier (ASN.1)
OID➣Original Issue Discount
OID➣Of Iets Dergelijks (Dutch: or something like that)
OID➣Office for Institutional Diversity (various schools)
OID➣Original Id
OID➣Overlay Id
OID➣Oracle Internet Directory
OID➣Originator Id
OID➣Original Install Date
OID➣Outline Installation Drawing
OID➣Object Interaction Diagram
OID➣Organizational Innovation and Deployment (Process Area; Capability Maturity Model Integration)
OID➣Only in Dreams (Weezer song-title)
OID➣Observatorio Internacional de la Deuda (Spanish: International Debt Observatory; Belgium)
OID➣Other Infant Death
OID➣Operator Interface Device (telecommunications)
OID➣Operation Order (OPORD) Identification (US DoD)
OID➣Ovine Interdigital Dermatitis
OID➣Operator Input Device
OID➣Optimal Inner Decoding
OID➣Organizational, Intermediate, Or Depot
OID➣Object to Image Receptor Distance (medical imaging)
OID➣Oxford Illustrated Dictionary
OID➣Optimal Importance Density