T-SQL - What is an inline-view?

Question

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Answer 1

IMHO, an "inline view" is just another expression for a row-returning sub-query.

In other words — an SQL expression that could be replaced entirely by the name of a view (therefore, a correlated sub-query does not qualify as an inline view).