OPTION Clause (Transact-SQL)
Specifies that the indicated query hint should be used throughout the entire DELETE, SELECT, or UPDATE statement in SQL Server 2008 R2. Each query hint can be specified only one time, although multiple query hints are permitted. Only one OPTION clause can be specified with the statement.
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Syntax
[ OPTION ( <query_hint> [ ,...n ] ) ]
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