OFFSET
is nothing but a keyword to indicate starting cursor in table
SELECT column FROM table LIMIT 18 OFFSET 8 -- fetch 18 records, begin with record 9 (OFFSET 8)
you would get the same result form
SELECT column FROM table LIMIT 8, 18
visual representation (R
is one record in the table in some order)
OFFSET LIMIT rest of the table
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your result