ClickHouse/doc/reference/en/system_tables/system.tables.rst

system.tables
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This table contains the String columns 'database', 'name', and 'engine' and DateTime column metadata_modification_time.
Each table that the server knows about is entered in the 'system.tables' table.
There is an issue: table engines are specified without parameters.
This system table is used for implementing SHOW TABLES queries.
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System tables 2017-04-26 17:37:55 +00:00			`This table contains the String columns 'database', 'name', and 'engine' and DateTime column metadata_modification_time.`
			`Each table that the server knows about is entered in the 'system.tables' table.`
			`There is an issue: table engines are specified without parameters.`
			`This system table is used for implementing SHOW TABLES queries.`