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what is the SID of my connecting database

My Oracle database version is “Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.2.0.1.0 - 64 bit Production”

the content of /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/tnsnames.ora is

# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

LISTENER_ORCL =
  (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = slis.unifysoft.com)(PORT = 1521))


ORCL =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = slis.unifysoft.com)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = orcl.unifysoft.com)
    )
  )

DSLI01 =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = slis.unifysoft.com)(PORT = 1521))
    (CONNECT_DATA =
    
    
    


      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
      (SERVICE_NAME = dsli01.unifysoft.com)
    )
  )

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the content of /etc/oratab is

#



# This file is used by ORACLE utilities.  It is created by root.sh
# and updated by either Database Configuration Assistant while creating
# a database or ASM Configuration Assistant while creating ASM instance.

# A colon, ':', is used as the field terminator.  A new line terminates
# the entry.  Lines beginning with a pound sign, '#', are comments.
#
# Entries are of the form:
#   $ORACLE_SID:$ORACLE_HOME:<N|Y>:
#
# The first and second fields are the system identifier and home
# directory of the database respectively.  The third field indicates
# to the dbstart utility that the database should , "Y", or should not,
# "N", be brought up at system boot time.
#
# Multiple entries with the same $ORACLE_SID are not allowed.
#
#
orcl:/u01/app/oracle/product/12.2.0/dbhome_1:Y

then my database SID is “orcl” (as in /etc/oratab) or “DSLI01” or “ORCL” (as in tnsnames.ora)?

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