Difference between TRUNCATE, DELETE in SQL-Server?

DELETE	TRUANCATE
DELETE is DML Command.	TRUNCATE is DDL Command.
DELETE Command is slow	TRUNCATE is Faster
The DELETE command is used to remove specified rows from a table.	TRUNCATE removes all rows from a table.
DELETE Can be used with or without a WHERE clause	No WHERE clause is used
DELETE operation you need to COMMIT or ROLLBACK	The operation cannot be rolled back
DELETE does not reset identity of the table.	TRUNCATE Resets identity of the table.
Trigger get fired	Trigger doesn't get fired

Syntax

DELETE

DELETE FROM table_name WHERE [condition]

e.g

DELETE FROM employee WHERE empid=100

TRUNCATE

TRUNCATE TABLE table_name

e.g

TRUNCATE TABLE employee

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