autovacuum
autovacuum verb: to vacuum (physically remove deleted tuples from) a table or database automatically.
Verb
autovacuum (third-person singular simple present autovacuums, present participle autovacuuming, simple past and past participle autovacuumed)
Forms of autovacuum
| third-person singular present | autovacuums |
|---|---|
| present participle | autovacuuming |
| past participle | autovacuumed |
| past | autovacuumed |
Origin of autovacuum
From auto- + vacuum.
Questions about autovacuum
- What does autovacuum mean?
- Autovacuum means to vacuum (physically remove deleted tuples from) a table or database automatically.
- What part of speech is autovacuum?
- Autovacuum is a verb.
- What is the past tense of autovacuum?
- The past tense of autovacuum is autovacuumed.
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