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showplans

showplans is the plural of showplan.

Meaning of showplan

Noun

showplan (plural showplans)

  1. A text or graphical summary of how the system plans to optimize the execution of a query.
    • The showplan provides insight about how SQL Server is going to process a SQL statement. If you know what to look for in a showplan, the information it provides can be useful for tuning queries.2002, Mark Spenik, Orryn Sledge, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DBA Survival Guide, page 526

Questions about showplans

What is showplans the plural of?
Showplans is the plural of showplan.

Words near showplans in the dictionary

  1. showpiece
  2. showpieces
  3. showplace
  4. showplaces
  5. showplan
  6. showplans
  7. showpony
  8. showprint
  9. showprints
  10. showran
  11. showre

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