SQL self-join as a duplication of same relation

Discipline

Databases

Form

Visual Representation

Attribution — Origin / Source

Collected by Laura Farinetti — Lecture Notes

Topic

Query languages (basic)

Conceptual Advantage

visualizes that self-join requires the duplication of the same tables

Mapping

SymbolConcept
arrows join among rows

Draws Attention To

How a self-join is processed in SQL

Details

Images

Alternate Versions

Self-join_as_a_picture

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