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## Syntax
`CREATE`: Creates resources/records, similar to `INSERT INTO` in Postgres
`DEFINE`: Creates namespaces, databases, and logins
`UPDATE`: Updates resources/records, similar to `UPDATE table_name SET ...` in Postgres
`DELETE`: Deletes resources/records, similar to `DELETE` in Postgres
## Examples
### Basic `SELECT` examples
```sql
-- Select all fields from a table
SELECT * FROM person;
-- Select specific fields from a table
SELECT name, address, email FROM person;
-- Select all fields from a specific record
SELECT * FROM person:tobie;
-- Select specific fields from a specific record
SELECT name, address, email FROM person:tobie;
-- Alias/rename fields
SELECT name AS user_name, address FROM person;
-- Select just a single record
-- Using the ONLY keyword, just an object for the record in question will be returned.
-- This, instead of an array with a single object.
SELECT * FROM ONLY person:john;
```
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