Why are Oracle table/column/index names limited to 30 characters?

Why are Oracle table/column/index names limited to 30 characters?

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Checking oracle sid and database name

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How do I use CREATE OR REPLACE?

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How to check for null/empty/whitespace values with a single test?

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null vs empty string in Oracle [duplicate]

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CASE .. WHEN expression in Oracle SQL

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How to find the privileges and roles granted to a user in Oracle? [duplicate]

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How to rename a table column in Oracle 10g

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Is it possible to output a SELECT statement from a PL/SQL block?

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How to execute an oracle stored procedure?

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Which .NET data type is best for mapping the NUMBER Oracle data type in NHibernate?

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PL/SQL block problem: No data found error

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Best way to reset an Oracle sequence to the next value in an existing column?

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ORA-28000: the account is locked error getting frequently

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How to use BOOLEAN type in SELECT statement

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