Data Manipulation Language

Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements are used for managing data within schema objects. Some examples from SQL: See also: DDL, DCL, TCL.
 * SELECT - retrieve data from the a database
 * INSERT - insert data into a table
 * UPDATE - updates existing data within a table
 * DELETE - deletes all records from a table, the space for the records remain
 * MERGE - UPSERT operation (insert or update)
 * CALL - call a PL/SQL or Java subprogram
 * EXPLAIN PLAN - explain access path to data
 * LOCK TABLE - control concurrency