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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/t-sql/queries/hints-transact-sql-table.md
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`READPAST` can be specified for any table referenced in an `UPDATE` or `DELETE` statement, and any table referenced in a `FROM` clause. When specified in an `UPDATE` statement, `READPAST` is applied only when reading data to identify which records to update, regardless of where in the statement it's specified. `READPAST` can't be specified for tables in the `INTO` clause of an `INSERT` statement. Update or delete operations that use `READPAST` might block when reading foreign keys or indexed views, or when modifying secondary indexes.

`READPAST` can only be specified in transactions operating at the `READ COMMITTED` or `REPEATABLE READ` isolation levels. When specified in transactions operating at the `SNAPSHOT` isolation level, `READPAST` must be combined with other table hints that require locks, such as `UPDLOCK` and `HOLDLOCK`.
`READPAST` can only be specified in transactions operating at the `READ COMMITTED` or `REPEATABLE READ` isolation levels.

The `READPAST` table hint can't be specified when the `READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT` database option is set to `ON` and either of the following conditions is true:

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