One Meaning of << or <<-

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def dbido(a,b,c)
   print "a=",a,"\n"
   print "b=",b,"\n"
   print "c=",c,"\n"
end

def tschimbo(a,b)
  dbido <<-SQL, a, b
   hello
   SQL
end

tschimbo("1","2")