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title: "Tablespace — Database Glossary | Xata"
description: "A named location on disk where PostgreSQL stores data files. Allows distributing tables and indexes across different physical storage devices for perfor..."
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# Tablespace

Core Database

A named location on disk where PostgreSQL stores data files. Allows distributing tables and indexes across different physical storage devices for performance or capacity management.

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