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Max # of characters in table name

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What is the maximum numbers of characters that a table name can contain & do long names affect the speed of the database?

Rob
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According to SQL BOL, "table_name can contain up to 128 characters." I have seen nothing that indicates long table names impact performance. Terry L. Broadbent
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