A synonym is an alternate name for a schema scoped object. Synonyms allow client applications to use the single-part name of a synonym to reference a base object instead of a using a two-, three-, or four-part name to reference the base object.

 New DDL Statements

New statements	Description
CREATE SYNONYM	Creates a new synonym.
DROP SYNONYM	Deletes an existing synonym.

 See Also

Reference

Data Definition Language (DDL) Statements (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

What's New and Enhanced in Transact-SQL (Transact-SQL)

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance