the "SID" is a string that identifies where to find the database.
It is not necessarily the same as the database name.
(here is the url from where i read this 
http://datavision.sourceforge.net/DataVision/create.html)

first, is it true that sid need not be the same as the db name ?
because in a typical oracle install you are asked to write "sid"
and it actually becomes the db_name as well. right ?

secondly what does this mean "sid is a string that identifies where
to find the database" ?

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