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741 | 741 | <command>UPDATE</>s and <command>DELETE</>s leave dead tuples
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742 | 742 | behind, as do failed <command>INSERT</>s. Previously only
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743 | 743 | <command>VACUUM</> could reclaim space taken by dead tuples. With
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| 744 | + <acronym>HOT</> dead tuple space can be automatically reclaimed at |
| 745 | + the time of <command>INSERT</> or <command>UPDATE</> if no changes |
| 746 | + are made to indexed columns. This allows for more consistent |
| 747 | + performance. Also, <acronym>HOT</> avoids adding duplicate index |
| 748 | + entries. |
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