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This appendix lists the words reserved for use by the Oracle utilities. It also explains how to avoid problems that can arise from using reserved words as names for tables and columns, which normally should not be named using reserved words.
Generally you should avoid naming your tables and 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 and to this appendix for lists of reserved words.
Consult the Oracle8 SQL Reference for a list of words that are reserved by SQL. Tables and columns that have these names must have these names specified in double quotation marks.
When using SQL*Loader, you must follow the usual rules for naming tables and columns. A table or column's name cannot be a reserved word, a word having special meaning for SQL*Loader. The following words must be enclosed in double quotation marks to be used as a name for a table or column:
