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@@ -767,11 +767,11 @@ ALTER TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
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<para>
- All the actions except <literal>RENAME</literal>,
- <literal>SET TABLESPACE</literal>, <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal>,
+ All the forms of ALTER TABLE that act on a single table, except
+ <literal>RENAME</literal>, <literal>SET SCHEMA</literal>,
<literal>ATTACH PARTITION</literal>, and
<literal>DETACH PARTITION</literal> can be combined into
- a list of multiple alterations to apply in parallel. For example, it
+ a list of multiple alterations to be applied together. For example, it
is possible to add several columns and/or alter the type of several
columns in a single command. This is particularly useful with large
tables, since only one pass over the table need be made.