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title: "What is Catalog Views?"  
description: "What is Catalog Views?"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-04-28  
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# What is Catalog Views?

Catalog views return information that is used by the SQL Server Database Engine. Catalog Views are the most general interface to the catalog metadata and provide the most efficient way to obtain, transform, and present customized forms of this information.

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

Catalog views return information that is used by the SQL Server Database Engine. Catalog Views are the most general interface to the catalog metadata and provide the most efficient way to obtain, transform, and present customized forms of this information.


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