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In a database management system that operates according to the Structured Query Language standard, a query containing a reference to a view is processed by dynamically materializing the view through execution of the view definition. Once the view is materialized, it is treated as any other base table. To enable a query optimization plan to refer to the materialized view, a view node is introduced into the execution plan. The view node includes a subquery that results in the creation of the virtual table defined by the view. This created table is temporarily stored in a memory. The query optimizer can treat view nodes in the same manner as stored base tables, and thereby overcomes restrictions that were placed upon views by previous view decomposition approaches.

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