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<command>DROP TABLE</command> removes tables from the database.
- Only its owner may destroy a table. To empty a table of rows,
- without destroying the table, use <command>DELETE</command>.
+ Only its owner may destroy a table. To empty a table of rows
+ without destroying the table, use <xref linkend="sql-delete"
+ endterm="sql-delete-title"> or <xref linkend="sql-truncate"
+ endterm="sql-truncate-title">.
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