| >: comparison operator | Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause |
| <: comparison operator | Using comparison operators in the WHERE clause |
| * (asterisk): SELECT statement | Selecting all columns from a table |
| *=: Transact-SQL outer joins | Transact-SQL outer joins (*= or =*) |
| -gx option: threads | Queries blocked on themselves |
| =*: Transact-SQL outer joins | Transact-SQL outer joins (*= or =*) |
| @@identity global variable | Retrieving IDENTITY column values with @@identity |