join_table: table_reference JOIN table_factor [join_condition] | table_reference {LEFT|RIGHT|FULL} [OUTER] JOIN table_reference join_condition | table_reference LEFT SEMI JOIN table_reference join_condition | table_reference CROSS JOIN table_reference [join_condition] (as of Hive 0.10) table_reference: table_factor | join_table table_factor: tbl_name [alias] | table_subquery alias | ( table_references ) join_condition: ON equality_expression ( AND equality_expression )* equality_expression: expression = expression
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