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A <code>WHERE</code> clause in [[SQL]] specifies that a SQL [[Data Manipulation Language|Data Manipulation Language (DML)]] statement should only affect rows that meet specified criteria. The criteria are expressed in the form of predicates. <code>WHERE</code> clauses are not mandatory clauses of SQL DML statements, but can be used to limit the number of rows affected by a SQL DML statement or returned by a query. In brief SQL WHERE clause is used t(contracted; show full)<references />

== External links ==
* [http://www.psoug.org/reference/conditions.html PSOUG Home Puget Sound Oracle Users Group] gives several examples of SELECT statements with WHERE clauses.

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