### 13.8.1 DESCRIBE Statement

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 The [`DESCRIBE`](describe.html) and [`EXPLAIN`](explain.html) statements are synonyms, used either to obtain information about table structure or query execution plans. For more information, see [Section 13.7.7.5, “SHOW COLUMNS Statement”](show-columns.html), and [Section 13.8.2, “EXPLAIN Statement”](explain.html).

