Reserved Words

This appendix lists the words reserved by the Oracle utilities and explains how to avoid problems that can arise when you use them as names for database objects.

It is generally a good idea to avoid naming your tables or columns using terms that are reserved by any of the languages or utilities you are likely to use at your installation. Refer to the various language and reference manuals (PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, etc.) and to this appendix for lists of reserved words.

Consult the Oracle7 Server SQL Reference for a list of words that are reserved by SQL. Tables or columns that have these names must also be specified in double quotation marks.

**SQL*Loader Reserved Words**

When using SQL*Loader, you must follow the usual rules for naming tables and columns. A table or column name cannot be a reserved word, a word having special meaning for SQL*Loader. The following words must be enclosed in double quotation marks if they are table or column names:

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