Term: LOWER

Definition:
The Oracle LOWER function is used to convert strings to all lower case letters.

Example Syntax:

SELECT LOWER (Last_Name) as Last_Name FROM users;

If the name 'SMITH' was retrieved from the users table by the above SQL, the value returned would be 'smith'.

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LOWER function - The lower function converts all letters in the specified string to lowercase.
String Functions: LOWER - Changes characters to lower case. Numbers remain unchanged.