=== on 28 Jan 2015, 19:12:10 Ann Campbell wrote: \[~dinesh.bolkensteyn] this description is copied from Nemo. I think the wording may be off: \"``++CHAR++`` occupies *the same amount* of disk space and RAM than ``++VARCHAR2++``..." Will you comment, please? === on 8 May 2015, 15:24:02 Dinesh Bolkensteyn wrote: \[~ann.campbell.2] I understand the confusion. What is meant is that CHAR uses at least as many bytes as VARCHAR2. Refer to AskTom for the better explanation ;) \https://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:123212348063 === on 11 May 2015, 13:29:32 Ann Campbell wrote: please double-check my update [~dinesh.bolkensteyn] === on 11 May 2015, 14:10:31 Dinesh Bolkensteyn wrote: Perfect