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ORDER BY

The ORDER BY clause in SQL is used to sort the result set of a query by one or more columns. By default, the sorting is in ascending order, but you can specify descending order using the DESC keyword. The clause can sort by numeric, date, or text values, and multiple columns can be sorted by listing them in the ORDER BY clause, each with its own sorting direction. This clause is crucial for organizing data in a meaningful sequence, such as ordering by a timestamp to show the most recent records first, or alphabetically by name.

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