Answer: External table

Creating a table with the `LOCATION` keyword designates it as an external table. The syntax `CREATE TABLE table_name (column column_data_type...) USING format LOCATION 'dbfs:/'` where `format` can be DELTA, JSON, CSV, PARQUET, or TEXT, explicitly creates an external table. Omitting the `LOCATION` keyword would result in a managed table instead.

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