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SQL-92
Guide and Reference


Literals

A literal is a type of expression that specifies a constant value. Literals are also called constants. Generally, you can specify a literal wherever SQL syntax allows an expression. Some SQL constructs allow literals but disallow other forms of expressions.

There are three types of literals:

The following sections discuss each type of literal.


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