What are the magic tables available in SQL Server 2000?

Question

What are the magic tables available in SQL Server 2000?

I wonder, why they are \'magic\' tables?

Answer 1

• Magic tables are nothing but inserted and deleted which are temporary objects created by the server internally to hold recently inserted values in the case of insert and to hold recently deleted values in the case of delete, to hold before updating values or after updating values in the case of update.

• These two tables, inserted and deleted, are called magic tables.