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2- In TimescaleDB, when compression is enabled, it converts data stored in many
3- rows into an array. This means that instead of using lots of rows to store the
4- data, it stores the same data in a single row. Because a single row takes up
5- less disk space than many rows, it decreases the amount of disk space required,
6- and can also speed up some queries.
2+ When compression is enabled, TimescaleDB converts data stored in many rows into
3+ an array. This means that instead of using lots of rows to store the data, it
4+ stores the same data in a single row. Because a single row takes up less disk
5+ space than many rows, it decreases the amount of disk space required, and can
6+ also speed up some queries.
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88As a simplified example, you might have a table that looks like this to start with:
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