+A **Query Plan** is the step-by-step roadmap a [Database](/wiki/Database) system generates to execute a SQL query. It details the most efficient strategy, chosen by the query optimizer, to access and process data, profoundly impacting overall [Performance](/wiki/Performance).
+## See also
+- [Query Optimizer](/wiki/Query_Optimizer)
+- [SQL](/wiki/SQL)
+- [Index](/wiki/Index)
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