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What is is a cursor?

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Oracle uses work area to execute SQL statements and store processing information PL/SQL construct called a cursor lets you name a work area and access its stored information A cursor is a mechanism used to fetch more than one row in a Pl/SQl block.

Cursor is a variable.
it is similar to a 2D array .
used for processing multiple rows.
used for storing data temporarily.

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