Recursive CTE | What is Recursive CTE in SQL | Recursive SQL Queries

Please Like, Share & Subscribe. A Common Table Expression (CTE) in SQL is a temporary, named result set defined using the WITH clause, which exists only for the duration of a single query and can be referenced within that query to improve readability, simplify complex joins or subqueries, and organize SQL logic more clearly. Recursive Common Table Expression (Recursive CTE) in SQL is a special type of CTE that references itself within its own definition to repeatedly execute a query, allowing it to process hierarchical or sequential data such as organizational charts, tree structures, or parent-child relationships until a specified termination condition is reached.