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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary →transparent table
Database table defined in the ABAP Dictionary that has one instance in the database with the same name and the same columns as the definition in the ABAP Dictionary. The data in transparent tables can be processed from outside the AS ABAP via the programming interface of the database.