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The MySQL query optimizer has different strategies available to
evaluate subqueries. For IN (or
=ANY) subqueries, the optimizer has these
choices:
Semi-join
Materialization
EXISTS strategy
For NOT IN (or
<>ANY) subqueries, the optimizer has
these choices:
Materialization
EXISTS strategy
The following sections provide more information about these optimization strategies.

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