Re: glossary Data page

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Yaroslav Saburov <y(dot)saburov(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: glossary Data page
Date: 2026-06-30 16:51:30
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On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM Yaroslav Saburov <y(dot)saburov(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> Maybe these are just the intricacies of translation.
>
> This is how I interpret it:
>
>
> 1) All pages are the same size.
>
> 2) Data pages are usually stored on disk,
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> 3) each in a separate file,
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>
> > 1) All pages are of the same size.
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> > 2) Data pages are typically stored on disk
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> > 3) each in a specific file,
>

More that the author is being imprecise here so as not to overwhelm
the reader with detail.

Patches are welcome, though at present I have no intent to write one.

David J.

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