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>44.6. <TT
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>   The catalog <TT
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>pg_attrdef</TT
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   about columns is stored in <TT
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   (see below).  Only columns that explicitly specify a default value
   (when the table is created or the column is added) will have an
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>    The <TT
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    not used, because it does not track outside changes that might affect
    the representation of the default value.  Reverse-compiling the
    <TT
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