# WHERE
## Definition
>[! Definition]
>A [[SQL keywords|keyword]] that specifies criteria that data must meet. (like a filter)
## Examples
```sql
SELECT *
FROM databaseTable
WHERE genre = "action"
```
The above example keyword WHERE instructs the database to get all columns from the `databaseTable` where the genre column equals the string "action"
## Related
[[FROM]]
[[SELECT]]
[[SQL keywords]]
## Resources