Neoview SQL Reference Manual (R2.5)

Synonyms
A synonym is an alternate name that you create for a table, view, or materialized view to use in
queries. You can write queries that reference the synonym and later alter the synonym to point
to a different object with the same structure. The advantage of this is to change the object being
referenced without changing the query. When a synonym is assigned to an object, the object can
be referenced either with the synonym or the actual name. The resultant query will be the same.
For additional information about synonyms, see the “CREATE SYNONYM Statement” (page 71).
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