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User-defined function

A user-defined function (UDF) is a function provided by the user of a program or environment,[clarification needed] in a context where the usual assumption is that functions are built into the program or environment. UDFs are usually written for the requirement of its creator.

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User-defined function

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related to COBOL language · 12
User-defined function → As, COBOL, FUNCTION-ID, IBM COBOL, IBM Enterprise COBOL, In, ISO/IEC, May, OS, Programming Language COBOL, RETURNING, See
related to Databases · 10
User-defined function → Celsius, Fahrenheit, For, FUNCTIONstatement, In, ISO/IEC, NULL, SQL, The SQL, User-defined
related to Apache Hive · 6
User-defined function → Apache Hive, Hive, Java, UDAF, UDF, UDTF
related to BASIC language · 4
User-defined function → BASIC, DEF FN, In, More
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User-defined function → entity that is defined by the user by specifying a FUNCTION-ID paragraph

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User-defined functionrelated to Apache HiveApache Hive0.60section
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