Deleting Data in a Table
The topics in this section describe how you can delete data in an existing table in SQL Server.
In This Section
- Deleting Rows by Using DELETE 
 Describes how to delete rows using the DELETE statements.
- Deleting Rows in Result Sets 
 Describes how to delete the current row in a result set or cursor.
- Deleting All Rows by Using TRUNCATE TABLE 
 Describes how to delete all rows in a table using the TRUNCATE TABLE statement.
- Limiting Deleted Rows by Using TOP 
 Describes how to use the TOP clause to limit the number of rows that are deleted in a DELETE statement.
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