Table Hints (Transact-SQL)

Table Hints (Transact-SQL)
Table hints override the default behavior of the query optimizer for the duration of the data manipulation language (DML) statement by specifying a locking method, one or more indexes, a query processing operation such as a table scan or index seek, or other options.
WITH ( <table_hint> [ [ , ]…n ] )

<table_hint> ::=
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