<para>

Bulk loads and deletes can be accomplished by adding or removing

partitions, if that requirement is planned into the partitioning design.

<command>ALTER TABLE</> is far faster than a bulk operation.

<command>ALTER TABLE NO INHERIT</> and <command>DROP TABLE</> are

both far faster than a bulk operation.

It also entirely avoids the <command>VACUUM</command>

overhead caused by a bulk <command>DELETE</>.

</para>