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parquet

parquet

7.6
A computer file type that stores table data for fast searches and smaller size
  • noun
  • /pɑrˈkeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : formato parquet
  • Cloud data warehouses often organize large tables using parquet files for efficient compression and scan performance.

Examples

  • Analysts converted the raw logs into parquet to make analytical queries much faster.

  • Have you ever used parquet files in your projects?

  • The dataset was stored in an open-source parquet file to accelerate queries.

  • The data was stored in a parquet format for efficiency.

  • The dataset was stored in an open-source parquet file to accelerate queries.

  • Cloud data warehouses often organize large tables using parquet files for efficient compression and scan performance.

  • Analysts converted the raw logs into parquet to make analytical queries much faster.

Synonyms

data format
vsparquet
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A way of arranging information so computers can store and use it

is a specific columnar file type optimized for fast analytics and strong compression

Compounds

parquet floor
4 4.9

A floor made of small wooden pieces put together in a pattern

parquet circle
  • US
8.2

Seats at the back of the main floor in a theatre under the balconies

Surface Forms

parquet singular
parquets plural

Etymology

Parquet for data was named from the same idea: imagine data stored in many neat blocks, like the small wooden tiles of a parquet floor. A helpful way to remember is that parquet files keep data in tidy pieces so programs can read it fast and make files smaller.