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What is meant by isolation level?
This is a key concept for any relational database. Isolation level is the manner in which locks are applied and released during a transactions. For DB@ a repeatable read holds all locks untile the transaction completes or a syncpoint is issued. For transactions using 'cursor stability' the page lock releases are issued as the cursor ' moves', i.e. as the transaction releases addressability to the records
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