What is the use of SYNONYM?

Question

What is the use of SYNONYM in SQL Server 2008?

Answer 1

A synonym is a database object that serves the following purposes:

• Provides an alternative name for another database object, referred to as the base object, that can exist on a local or remote server.
• Provides a layer of abstraction that protects a client application from changes made to the name or location of the base object.

Have never required the first one but the second issue is rather helpful.

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