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title: "Default Value — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "An expression automatically evaluated and stored when a row is inserted without an explicit value for that column. Can be a literal, a function call (e...."
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# Default Value

Core Database

An expression automatically evaluated and stored when a row is inserted without an explicit value for that column. Can be a literal, a function call (e.g., now()), or a sequence reference.

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