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# sys.synonyms (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md.md)]

  Contains a row for each synonym object that is **sys.objects.type** = SN.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**\<Columns inherited from sys.objects>**||For a list of columns that this view inherits, see [sys.objects &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-objects-transact-sql.md).|  
|**base_object_name**|**nvarchar(1035)**|Fully quoted name of the object to which the user of this synonym is redirected.|  
  
## Permissions  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Object Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)