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title: "Operators (Transact-SQL)"
description: An operator is a symbol specifying an action that is performed on one or more expressions.
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# Operators (Transact-SQL)

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An operator is a symbol specifying an action that is performed on one or more expressions. The following table lists the operator categories that the [!INCLUDE [ssdenoversion-md](../../includes/ssdenoversion-md.md)] uses.

- [:: (Scope resolution)](scope-resolution-operator-transact-sql.md)
- [= (Assignment operator)](assignment-operator-transact-sql.md)
- [Arithmetic operators](arithmetic-operators-transact-sql.md)
- [Bitwise operators](bitwise-operators-transact-sql.md)
- [Comparison operators](comparison-operators-transact-sql.md)
- [Compound operators](compound-operators-transact-sql.md)
- [Logical operators](logical-operators-transact-sql.md)
- [Relational operators](relational-operators-transact-sql.md)
- Set operators: [EXCEPT and INTERSECT](set-operators-except-and-intersect-transact-sql.md), [UNION](set-operators-union-transact-sql.md)
- [String operators](string-operators-transact-sql.md)
- Unary operators: [+ (positive)](unary-operators-positive.md), [- (negative)](unary-operators-negative.md)

## Related content

- [Operator precedence (Transact-SQL)](operator-precedence-transact-sql.md)