Chapter 5. Other PostgreSQL Topics
PostgreSQL, like all RDBMSs, has specific ways in which common concepts such as indexes and transaction control are implemented. Additionally, there are other concepts that are unique to PostgreSQL.
This chapter contains information related to how PostgreSQL handles the following:
Arrays in fields
Inheritance
Indexes
Object identifiers (OIDs)
Multiversion Concurrency Control (MVCC)
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