# SELECT in T-SQL: an overview

A SELECT statement asks the database a question and gets back a table of answers; T-SQL is SQL Server's version of SQL.

![Cheat sheet: SELECT in T-SQL: an overview](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/730a95f586a64087806f57a9ed2da68d.webp)

- Category: SQL
- Level: Novice
- Tags: Query (database), Result Set, SELECT (database), sql, Structured Query Language (SQL), t-sql
- Updated: November 3, 2026

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