# Restricted Keywords

Keywords are words that have a specific meaning in SQL, such as `SELECT`, `ARRAY`, etc. Keywords that are *restricted* (or reserved) require special treatment if they need to be used as an identifier such as a table or column name. This is because their specific meaning could cause issues when used in the context of such a name.

## In this section

* [Escaping Restricted Keywords](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/restricted-keywords/escaping-restricted-keywords.md)
* [List of Restricted Keywords](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/restricted-keywords/list-of-restricted-keywords.md)

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Modified at: April 24, 2021

Source: [/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/restricted-keywords/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/restricted-keywords/)

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