
Locking optimizer hints
SQL Server 7.0/2000 supports the following Locking optimizer hints:
NOLOCK
HOLDLOCK
UPDLOCK
TABLOCK
PAGLOCK
TABLOCKX
READCOMMITTED
READUNCOMMITTED
REPEATABLEREAD
SERIALIZABLE
READPAST
ROWLOCK
NOLOCK is also known as "dirty reads". This option directs SQL Server not to issue shared locks and not to honor exclusive...