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The operations are listed and explained in official documents, so we examined its documents and their explanations to the Description column.

Operation Category Reference Description
AllNodesScan Producer Link Reads all nodes from the node store.
Anti Folder Link Tests for the absence of a pattern.
AntiSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the absence of a pattern predicate.
Apply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Yields rows from both the left-hand and right-hand side operators.
Argument Executor Link Indicates the variable to be used as an argument to the right-hand side of an Apply operator.
AssertingMultiNodeIndexSeek Combinator Link Used to ensure that no property uniqueness constraints are violated.
AssertSameNode Combinator Link Used to ensure that no property uniqueness constraints are violated.
CacheProperties Executor Link Reads node or relationship properties and caches them.
CartesianProduct Join Link Produces a cartesian product of the inputs from the left-hand and right-hand operators.
Create Consumer Link Creates nodes and relationships.
CreateConstraint Consumer Link Creates a constraint for either nodes or relationships.
CreateIndex Consumer Link Creates an index for either nodes or relationships.
Delete Consumer Link Deletes a node or relationship.
DetachDelete Consumer Link Deletes a node and its relationships.
DirectedAllRelationshipsScan Join Link Fetches all relationships and their start and end nodes in the database.
DirectedRelationshipByIdSeek Join Link Reads one or more relationships by id from the relationship store.
DirectedRelationshipIndexContainsScan Join Link Examines all values stored in an index, searching for entries containing a specific string; for example, in queries including CONTAINS.
DirectedRelationshipIndexEndsWithScan Join Link Examines all values stored in an index, searching for entries ending in a specific string; for example, in queries containing ENDS WITH.
DirectedRelationshipIndexScan Join Link Examines all values stored in an index, returning all relationships and their start and end nodes with a particular relationship type and a specified property.
DirectedRelationshipIndexSeek Join Link Finds relationships and their start and end nodes using an index seek.
DirectedRelationshipIndexSeekByRange Join Link Finds relationships and their start and end nodes using an index seek where the value of the property matches a given prefix string.
DirectedRelationshipTypeScan Join Link Fetches all relationships and their start and end nodes with a specific type from the relationship type index.
DirectedUnionRelationshipTypesScan Join Link Fetches all relationships and their start and end nodes with at least one of the provided types from the relationship type index.
Distinct Combinator Link Drops duplicate rows from the incoming stream of rows.
DoNothingIfExists(CONSTRAINT) Folder Link Checks if a constraint already exists, if it does then it stops the execution, if not it continues.
DoNothingIfExists(INDEX) Folder Link Checks if an index already exists, if it does then it stops the execution, if not it continues.
DropConstraint Consumer Link Drops a constraint using its name.
DropIndex Consumer Link Drops an index using its name.
Eager Executor Link For isolation purposes, Eager ensures that operations affecting subsequent operations are executed fully for the whole dataset before continuing execution.
EagerAggregation Executor Link Evaluates a grouping expression.
EmptyResult Executor Link Eagerly loads all incoming data and discards it.
EmptyRow Producer Link Returns a single row with no columns.
ExhaustiveLimit Combinator Link The ExhaustiveLimit operator is similar to the Limit operator but always exhausts the input. Used when combining LIMIT and updates.
Expand(All) Join Link Traverses incoming or outgoing relationships from a given node.
Expand(Into) Join Link Finds all relationships between two nodes.
Filter   Link It is mapped into the property filter.
Foreach Join Link Performs a nested loop. Yields rows from the left-hand operator and discards rows from the right-hand operator.
IntersectionNodeByLabelsScan Producer Link Fetches all nodes that have all of the provided labels from the node label index.
LetAntiSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the absence of a pattern predicate in queries containing multiple pattern predicates.
LetSelectOrAntiSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the absence of a pattern predicate that is combined with other predicates.
LetSelectOrSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the presence of a pattern predicate that is combined with other predicates.
LetSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the presence of a pattern predicate in queries containing multiple pattern predicates.
Limit Combinator Link Returns the first n rows from the incoming input.
LoadCSV Producer Link Loads data from a CSV source into the query.
LockingMerge Join Link Similar to the Merge operator but will lock the start and end node when creating a relationship if necessary.
Merge Consumer Link The Merge operator will either read or create nodes and/or relationships.
MultiNodeIndexSeek Producer Link Finds nodes using multiple index seeks.
NodeByIdSeek Producer Link Reads one or more nodes by ID from the node store.
NodeByLabelScan Producer Link Fetches all nodes with a specific label from the node label index.
NodeCountFromCountStore Producer Link Uses the count store to answer questions about node counts.
NodeHashJoin Join Link Executes a hash join on node ID.
NodeIndexContainsScan Producer Link Examines all values stored in an index, searching for entries containing a specific string.
NodeIndexEndsWithScan Producer Link Examines all values stored in an index, searching for entries ending in a specific string.
NodeIndexScan Producer Link Examines all values stored in an index, returning all nodes with a particular label with a specified property.
NodeIndexSeek Producer Link Finds nodes using an index seek.
NodeIndexSeekByRange Producer Link Finds nodes using an index seek where the value of the property matches the given prefix string.
NodeLeftOuterHashJoin Join Link Executes a left outer hash join.
NodeRightOuterHashJoin Join Link Executes a right outer hash join.
NodeUniqueIndexSeek Producer Link Finds nodes using an index seek within a unique index.
NodeUniqueIndexSeekByRange Producer Link Finds nodes using an index seek within a unique index where the value of the property matches the given prefix string.
Optional Producer Link Yields a single row with all columns set to null if no data is returned by its source.
OptionalExpand(All) Join Link Traverses relationships from a given node, producing a single row with the relationship and end node set to null if the predicates are not fulfilled.
OptionalExpand(Into) Join Link Traverses all relationships between two nodes, producing a single row with the relationship and end node set to null if no matching relationships are found (the start node is the node with the smallest degree).
OrderedAggregation Folder Link Like EagerAggregation but relies on the ordering of incoming rows. Is not eager.
OrderedDistinct Combinator Link Like Distinct but relies on the ordering of incoming rows.
PartialSort Combinator Link Sorts a row by multiple columns if there is already an ordering.
PartialTop Combinator Link Returns the first n rows sorted by multiple columns if there is already an ordering.
ProcedureCall Projector Link Calls a procedure.
ProduceResults Executor Link Prepares the result so that it is consumable by the user.
ProjectEndpoints Projector Link Projects the start and end nodes of a relationship.
Projection Projector Link Evaluates a set of expressions, producing a row with the results thereof.
RelationshipCountFromCountStore Producer Link Uses the count store to answer questions about relationship counts.
RemoveLabels Consumer Link Deletes labels from a node.
RollUpApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Executes a pattern expression or pattern comprehension.
SelectOrAntiSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the absence of a pattern predicate if an expression predicate evaluates to false.
SelectOrSemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the presence of a pattern predicate if an expression predicate evaluates to false.
SemiApply Join Link Performs a nested loop. Tests for the presence of a pattern predicate.
SetLabels Consumer Link Sets labels on a node.
SetNodePropertiesFromMap Consumer Link Sets properties from a map on a node.
SetProperty Consumer Link Sets a property on a node or relationship.
SetRelationshipPropertiesFromMap Consumer Link Sets properties from a map on a relationship.
ShortestPath Folder Link Finds one or all shortest paths between two previously matched node variables.
ShowConstraints Executor Link Lists the available constraints.
ShowFunctions Executor Link Lists the available functions.
ShowIndexes Executor Link Lists the available indexes.
ShowProcedures Executor Link Lists the available procedures.
ShowSettings Executor Link Lists the available configuration settings.
ShowTransactions Executor Link Lists the available transactions on the current server.
Skip Executor Link Skips n rows from the incoming rows.
Sort Combinator Link Sorts rows by a provided key.
TerminateTransactions Executor Link Terminate transactions with the given IDs.
Top Combinator Link Returns the first ‘n’ rows sorted by a provided key.
TriadicBuild Executor Link The TriadicBuild operator is used in conjunction with TriadicFilter to solve triangular queries.
TriadicFilter Executor Link The TriadicFilter operator is used in conjunction with TriadicBuild to solve triangular queries.
TriadicSelection Executor Link Solves triangular queries, such as the very common ‘find my friend-of-friends that are not already my friend’.
UndirectedAllRelationshipsScan Join Link Fetches all relationships and their start and end nodes in the database.
UndirectedRelationshipByIdSeek Join Link Reads one or more relationships by ID from the relationship store.
UndirectedRelationshipIndexContainsScan Join Link Examines all values stored in an index, searching for entries containing a specific string; for example, in queries including CONTAINS.
UndirectedRelationshipIndexEndsWithScan Join Link Examines all values stored in an index, searching for entries ending in a specific string; for example, in queries containing ENDS WITH.
UndirectedRelationshipIndexScan Join Link Examines all values stored in an index, returning all relationships and their start and end nodes with a particular relationship type and a specified property.
UndirectedRelationshipIndexSeek Join Link Finds relationships and their start and end nodes using an index seek.
UndirectedRelationshipIndexSeekByRange Join Link Finds relationships and their start and end nodes using an index seek where the value of the property matches a given prefix string.
UndirectedRelationshipTypeScan Join Link Fetches all relationships and their start and end nodes with a specific type from the relationship type index.
UndirectedUnionRelationshipTypesScan Join Link Fetches all relationships and their start and end nodes with at least one of the provided types from the relationship type index.
Union Combinator Link Concatenates the results from the right-hand operator with the results from the left-hand operator.
UnionNodeByLabelsScan Producer Link Fetches all nodes that have at least one of the provided labels from the node label index.
Unwind Folder Link Returns one row per item in a list.
ValueHashJoin Join Link Executes a hash join on arbitrary values.
VarLengthExpand(All) Join Link Traverses variable-length relationships from a given node.
VarLengthExpand(Into) Join Link Finds all variable-length relationships between two nodes.
VarLengthExpand(Pruning) Join Link Traverses variable-length relationships from a given node and only returns unique end nodes.
VarLengthExpand(Pruning,BFS) Join Link Traverses variable-length relationships from a given node and only returns unique end nodes.

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