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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml index c37fb67065c..e556786e2bd 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/parallel.sgml @@ -272,8 +272,9 @@ EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM pgbench_accounts WHERE filler LIKE '%x%'; <listitem> <para> In a <emphasis>parallel sequential scan</emphasis>, the table's blocks will - be divided among the cooperating processes. Blocks are handed out one - at a time, so that access to the table remains sequential. + be divided into ranges and shared among the cooperating processes. Each + worker process will complete the scanning of its given range of blocks before + requesting an additional range of blocks. </para> </listitem> <listitem> |