SQL 的连接(JOIN)语句将数据库中的两个或多个表组合起来. 由"连接"生成的集合, 可以被保存为表, 或者当成表来使用. JOIN 语句的含义是把两张表的属性通过它们的值组合在一起. 基于 ANSI 标准的 SQL 列出了五种 JOIN 方式: 内连接(INNER), 全外连接(FULL OUTER), 左外连接(LEFT OUTER), 右外连接(RIGHT OUTER)和交叉连接(CROSS). 在特定的情况下, 一张表(基本表, 视图, 或连接表)可以和自身进行连接, 成为自连接(self-join).

A SQL join clause combines records from two or more tables in a relational database. It creates a set that can be saved as a table or used as it is. A JOIN is a means for combining fields from two tables (or more) by using values common to each. ANSI-standard SQL specifies five types of JOIN: INNER, LEFT OUTER, RIGHT OUTER, FULL OUTER and CROSS. As a special case, a table (base table, view, or joined table) can JOIN to itself in a self-join.