SYS_GUID() Function in Oracle

In Oracle Database, the SYS_GUID() function generates and returns a globally unique identifier (RAW value) made up of 16 bytes.

On most platforms, the generated identifier consists of a host identifier, a process or thread identifier of the process or thread invoking the function, and a nonrepeating value (sequence of bytes) for that process or thread.

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MariaDB Composite Date & Time Units Explained

MariaDB includes a bunch of date and time units that you can use when working with date and time values. For example, MONTH is a unit, and HOUR is another unit.

Some units are composite units. Composite units are when two units get combined into one. The naming convention is that each unit name is separated by an underscore. For example, MINUTE_SECOND is for minutes and seconds.

Below are some examples that demonstrate how composite units work in MariaDB.

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