====== 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.