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batch Multiple batches can be combined in a single script or procedure using the GO Keyword to separate the batches. A collection of zero, one, or more T-SQL statements sent to SQL Server to be run together.
BCP A command prompt bulk copy utility that copies SQL Server data to or from an operating system file in a user-specified format.
binding In SQL application programming interfaces (APIs), binding is associating a resultset column or a parameter with a program variable, so that data is moved automatically into or out of a program variable when a row is fetched or updated.
blocked process A process that cannot continue until a lock that another process holds is released.
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built-in function A group of predefined functions provided as part of the T-SQL and Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) languages.