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title: "What is the meaning of underscore ( ‘_’ ) in the LIKE statement?"  
description: "What is the meaning of underscore ( ‘_’ ) in the LIKE statement?"  
author: "Varun Agrawal"  
published: 2011-03-28  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/617/what-is-the-meaning-of-underscore-_-in-the-like-statement  
category: "db2"  
tags: ["db2"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the meaning of underscore ( ‘_’ ) in the LIKE statement?

Match for any single character.

## Answers

### Answer by Varun Agrawal

Match for any single character.


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