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What is an alias and how does it differ from a synonym?

April 26, 2017Alias differ synonym

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What is an alias and how does it differ from a synonym?

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A211) An alias is an alternative to a synonym, designed for a distributed environment to avoid having to use the location qualifier of a table or view. The alias is not dropped when the table is dropped.