Glossary — in plain language

Partitioning


In plain English

Partitioning splits one big logical table into many smaller physical pieces (partitions), usually by a range like date or by a key. Queries that target one partition skip the rest, and you can drop old data by dropping a whole partition.

Why it matters

Partitioning helps very large tables stay manageable: faster maintenance, easy data retention, and partition pruning for queries. It also adds planning overhead and needs more lock slots, so it is not free.

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