inner join
(Commonly "join", but see also "{outer join}") A
{relational database} operation which selects rows from two
{tables} such that the value in one {column} of the first
table also appears in a certain column of the second table.
An example in {SQL}:
select * from A, B
where A.x = B.y
The column names (x and y in this example) are often, but not
necessarily, the same.
(1998-11-23)