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A tablespace maps database storage to filesystem locations, enabling distribution of data across disks.
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Tablespace defines the physical disk location where database objects are stored. CREATE TABLESPACE fast_ssd LOCATION "/mnt/ssd". Create tables in it: CREATE TABLE big_table (...) TABLESPACE fast_ssd. Use to: place hot tables on fast SSDs, put large archive tables on slower cheap storage, separate indexes from their tables for parallel I/O, and spread load across multiple disks.
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