The inclusion of the ROW_NUMBER function (and other ranking functions) simplifies many query for which we had to write several lines of code. For example you can delete duplicate records from a table with just one query. Refer to Different strategies for removing duplicate records in SQL Server for more details.
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Stands for Application Programming Interface. An API is a set of commands, functions, protocols, and objects that programmers can use to create software or interact with an external system. It provides developers with standard commands for performing common operations so they do not have to write the code from scratch.