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+====== Oracle PL/SQL Naming Conventions ======
+  - **Variables**:
+    * Local: prefix with ''l_'' (e.g., ''l_counter'').
+    * Global: prefix with ''g_'' (for those declared in a package specification).
+  - **Parameters**:
+    * Prefix with ''p_'' (e.g., ''p_emp_id'').
+  - **Cursors**:
+    * Prefix with ''cur_'' (e.g., ''cur_employee'').
+  - **Constants**:
+    * Prefix with ''c_'' (e.g., ''c_max_value'').
+    * Uppercase for constants (e.g., ''MAX_VALUE'').
+  - **Types**:
+    * Prefix with ''t_'' (e.g., ''t_employee_table'' for a table type).
+  - **Exception**:
+    * Prefix with ''ex_'' or ''err_'' (e.g., ''ex_no_data'').
+  - **Records**:
+    * Suffix with ''_rec'' or ''_type'' (e.g., ''employee_rec'').
+  - **Arrays/Collections**:
+    * Suffix with ''_tbl'' or ''_list'' (e.g., ''employee_list'' or ''employee_tbl'').
+  - **Procedures/Functions**:
+    * Procedures: use verbs (e.g., ''update_employee'', ''calculate_bonus'').
+    * Functions: names reflecting return value (e.g., ''get_employee_salary'').
+  - **Boolean variables**:
+    * Prefix with ''is_'', ''has_'', or ''can_'' (e.g., ''is_valid'', ''has_records'').
+  - **Tables/Views**:
+    * Tables: use plural names (e.g., ''employees'').
+    * Views: prefix with ''v_'' or suffix with ''_view'' (e.g., ''v_active_employees'', ''employee_summary_view'').
+  - **Indexes**:
+    * Prefix with ''idx_'' (e.g., ''idx_emp_name'').
+  - **Triggers**:
+    * Reflect timing and event (e.g., ''before_insert_emp'').
+  - **Packages**:
+    * Name based on functionality (e.g., ''pkg_employee_operations'').
+**Note:** The key to effective naming is consistency. Always apply your chosen conventions uniformly.