Is there any difference between “!=” and “<>” in Oracle Sql?

Question

I would like to know if there are any differences in between the two not equal operators <> and != in Oracle.

Are there

Answer 1

Actually, there are four forms of this operator:

<>
!=
^=

and even

¬= -- worked on some obscure platforms in the dark ages

which are the same, but treated differently when a verbatim match is required (stored outlines or cached queries).