Reserved Words

This section lists the Oracle Database Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) SQL and PL/SQL reserved words and keywords. You should not use these words to name program or schema objects, such as constants, variables, cursors, columns, tables, or indexes.

The V$RESERVED_WORDS data dictionary view provides additional information on all keywords, including whether the keyword is always reserved or is reserved only for particular uses. For more information, refer to Oracle Database Reference.

This section contains the following topics:

SQL Reserved Words
PL/SQL Reserved Words