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What is table partitioning?

Q: What is table partitioning?

**Partitioning** splits a large table into smaller physical pieces by a key (range, list, or hash) while presenting one logical table. Queries can **prune** irrelevant partitions, and maintenance (archiving old data) targets single partitions — improving performance and manageability.

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Partitioning splits a large table into smaller physical pieces by a key (range, list, or hash) while presenting one logical table. Queries can prune irrelevant partitions, and maintenance (archiving old data) targets single partitions — improving performance and manageability.

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