Definition of "subquery" []

• A query embedded within a more extensive query, relating only to the data returned by the parent query. (noun)

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• "A subquery is a SELECT statement embedded in a clause of another SQL statement."
• "A subquery is a SELECT statement that is embedded in a clause of another SQL statement, called the parent statement."
• "A subquery is a SELECT statement that is nested within another T-SQL statement."