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Should I use != or <> for not equal in TSQL?
Behavior of both operator is same. But i want to know about
What is difference between operater != and <> in SQL Server?
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Technically both
!=and<>are same. Even if you use them in stored procedures also they will behave same in terms of performance. As a SQL standard you should prefer<>.NOTE:
!=operator is not standard SQL.