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Partitioning
Quick Definition
Dividing tables into smaller pieces for better performance
Full Definition
Dividing a database table into smaller, more manageable pieces.
Examples
range partitioning, hash partitioning, table partitioning
Related Terms
sharding
query-optimization
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Single unit of work that succeeds or fails completely
DynamoDB
Fully managed serverless NoSQL database by AWS
Normalization
Organizing tables to reduce redundancy and improve integrity
View
Virtual table defined by a SQL query
Cursor
Database object for traversing result sets row by row
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Creating data structures to speed up data retrieval