TIMESTAMP specifies a precision for the SECONDS field in a TIMESTAMP column (the DATE data type can only store whole seconds).

 
SQL>
SQL> create table other_MyTable (
  2        event_name         varchar2( 100 ),
  3        event_date         date,
  4        event_timestamp timestamp );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into other_MyTable( event_name, event_date, event_timestamp ) values( 'A', sysdate, sysdate );

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> column event_name      format a28
SQL> column event_date      format a18
SQL> column event_timestamp format a28
SQL>
SQL> select event_name, to_char(event_date, 'DD-MON-YY HH24:MI:SS') event_date, event_timestamp
  2  from other_MyTable;

EVENT_NAME                   EVENT_DATE         EVENT_TIMESTAMP
---------------------------- ------------------ ----------------------------
A                            10-JUN-08 17:06:23 10-JUN-08 05.06.23.000000 PM

SQL>
SQL> drop table other_MyTable;

Table dropped.

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TIMESTAMP specifies a precision for the SECONDS field in a TIMESTAMP column (the DATE data type can only store whole seconds). : Timestamp « Date Timezone « Oracle PL / SQL

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