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showplan

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English

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Etymology

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From show +‎ plan.

Noun

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showplan (plural showplans)

  1. (databases) A text or graphical summary of how the system plans to optimize the execution of a query.
    • 2002, Mark Spenik, Orryn Sledge, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DBA Survival Guide, page 526:
      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.
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