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What is the use of self-referencing tables ?

I came across the concept lately and I cannot find any simple example of it (every links on Google explain how to use it with many frameworks).

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Self referencing tables can be used to store hierarchical data. For example, see my answer to this question.

You can also use self referencing tables to record non-hierarchical relationships which are one-to-one. For example, let's say you have a PERSON table and you want to have a relationship is currently married to. You might model this with an intersection table, or you might use a simpler self referencing relationship.

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