DEALLOCATE is used to deallocate a previously prepared SQL statement. If you do not explicitly deallocate a prepared statement, it is deallocated when the session ends.
For more information on prepared statements, see PREPARE.
Parameters
PREPARE
This key word is ignored.
plan_name
The name of the prepared statement to deallocate.
Compatibility
The SQL standard includes a DEALLOCATE statement, but it is only for use in embedded SQL.
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