ORDS stands for "Oracle REST Data Services," a middleware component provided by Oracle to enable RESTful access to Oracle Database and related services. It allows developers to expose SQL queries, database objects, and stored procedures as REST APIs, facilitating integration with modern applications. Options B ("Oracle Resilient Data Security"), C ("Oracle Rapid Data Systems"), and D ("Oracle REAP Diagnosis Systems") are not recognized terms in Oracle's official documentation. ORDS is extensively documented in Oracle's cloud and database resources as a critical tool for RESTful services, particularly in environments like Autonomous Database and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).