Parameter and Keyword Description:

dynamic_string:

This is a string variable, literal, or expression which represents a SQL statement or the PL/SQL block.

define_variable_name:

This identifies a variable which stores a SELECTED column value.

record_name:

This identifies a user-defined or %ROWTYPE record which stores a SELECTED row.

bind_argument_name:

These identify an expression whose value is passed to the PL/SQL block or dynamic SQL statement.

INTO ...:

This clause, useful only for specifies the variables record, or single-row queries into which the column values are fetched.

USING ...:

This clause specifies the list of bind arguments. If you do not specify the parameter mode, it default to IN. At run time, a few bind arguments in the USING clause substitute the corresponding placeholders in the PL/SQL block or SQL statement.