Table exists even after dropping

Question

I dropped a table named contacts,but still it exists when i type "select * from tab"
SQL> drop table contacts;
Table dropped.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> drop table contacts;
drop table contacts
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
SQL> select * from tab;
TNAME                          TABTYPE  CLUSTERID
IMDB_TOP_250                   TABLE
BIN$F6bMvnw8TJKPvSnuh1APtg==$0 TABLE
BIN$zmR6g5IHTFmwn0V9Ura2Rw==$0 TABLE
BIN$zCxH4k4qSy65ccSfghjAqg==$0 TABLE
TEST                           TABLE
BIN$VPLTXcUvTymZfz/fp0X/WA==$0 TABLE
BIN$m+y9ZlWbQHeNlCorBWy2fQ==$0 TABLE
TEST1                          TABLE
contacts                       TABLEWhy i can still see contacts table in my schema?

Answer 1

Why i can still see contacts table in my schema?What is the oracle version? Once table is dropped without purge option it must be available in recycle bin with BIN$xxxxxxxx name , but you should not see the actual table name.
11:32:17 SQL> select * from tab;
TNAME                          TABTYPE  CLUSTERID
BONUS                          TABLE
DEPT                           TABLE
EMP                            TABLE
MLOG$_EMP                      TABLE
RUPD$_EMP                      TABLE
SALGRADE                       TABLE
T                              TABLE
7 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
11:32:19 SQL> drop table t;
Table dropped.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.26
11:32:23 SQL> select * from tab;
TNAME                          TABTYPE  CLUSTERID
BIN$0qXpuvV0RYOELyxiSqkcWQ==$0 TABLE
BONUS                          TABLE
DEPT                           TABLE
EMP                            TABLE
MLOG$_EMP                      TABLE
RUPD$_EMP                      TABLE
SALGRADE                       TABLE
7 rows selected.Paste the output of
1. select * from user_recyclebin;
2. select object_name,object_type from user_objects;
Anand
Edited by: Anand.. on Mar 22, 2011 11:01 PM