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outer_join

outer join

English

Noun

outer join (plural outer joins)

  1. (databases) A join yielding a set of records that combines every record from a set of tables.

Coordinate terms

  • (database joins) join; inner join, outer join, left outer join (left join), right outer join (right join), full outer join (full join), cross join, self join, natural join, equi-join