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What is a Common Table Expression

A Common Table Expression, also called as CTE in short form, is a temporary named result set that you can reference within a SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement. The CTE can also be used in a View.

In this article, we will see in detail about how to create and use CTEs from our SQL Server.

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