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prodigy2006
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Posted - 2009-10-06 : 01:58:32
What does overhead mean in DB terminology?

Lumbago
Norsk Yak Master

3271 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-06 : 02:57:16
It means exactly the same as in all other terminology...the amount of work that is needed to produce a result:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_%28computing%29

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