What is a with(nolock)?



What is a with(nolock)?..

Answer / Greesh Kumar Sharma

{"WITH (NOLOCK)": "A hint used in SQL queries to instruct the database engine to bypass row versioning and read data without locking the rows. This can improve query performance but may lead to reading inconsistent or uncommitted data."}

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