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Author: julieMSFT

docs/t-sql/queries/hints-transact-sql-join.md

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 ## Arguments
 
-*LOOP | HASH | MERGE*  
+LOOP \| HASH \| MERGE 
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 Specifies that the join in the query should use looping, hashing, or merging. Using LOOP |HASH | MERGE JOIN enforces a particular join between two tables. LOOP cannot be specified together with RIGHT or FULL as a join type. For more information, see [Joins](../../relational-databases/performance/joins.md).
 
-*REMOTE* 
+REMOTE
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 Specifies that the join operation is performed on the site of the right table. This is useful when the left table is a local table and the right table is a remote table. REMOTE should be used only when the left table has fewer rows than the right table.  
 
 If the right table is local, the join is performed locally. If both tables are remote but from different data sources, REMOTE causes the join to be performed on the site of the right table. If both tables are remote tables from the same data source, REMOTE is not required.