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left outer join

left outer join noun: a join yielding a set of records for two tables, where all rows of the "left" table are enlisted with all rows of the "right" table, even if the join condition does not find any matching row on the "right".

left outer join: a join yielding a set of records for two tables, where all rows of the "left" table are enlisted...
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Noun

left outer join (plural left outer joins)

  1. A join yielding a set of records for two tables, where all rows of the "left" table are enlisted with all rows of the "right" table, even if the join condition does not find any matching row on the "right".
    Synonyms:
    left join

Synonyms of left outer join

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Forms of left outer join

pluralleft outer joins

Questions about left outer join

What does left outer join mean?
Left outer join means a join yielding a set of records for two tables, where all rows of the "left" table are enlisted with all rows of the "right" table, even if the join condition does not find any matching row on the "right".
What part of speech is left outer join?
Left outer join is a noun.
What is the plural of left outer join?
The plural of left outer join is left outer joins.

Words near left outer join in the dictionary

  1. left on the table
  2. left one's mark
  3. left one's options open
  4. left one's stamp
  5. left out
  6. left outer join
  7. left outer joins
  8. left over
  9. left peripheries
  10. left periphery
  11. left recursion

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