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    Terminology: 'metadata record' instead of 'default row' · 755187c8
    Marko Mäkelä authored
    For instant ALTER TABLE, we store a hidden metadata record at the
    start of the clustered index, to indicate how the format of the
    records differs from the latest table definition.
    
    The term 'default row' is too specific, because it applies to
    instant ADD COLUMN only, and we will be supporting more classes
    of instant ALTER TABLE later on. For instant ADD COLUMN, we
    store the initial default values in the metadata record.
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