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What is the difference between dropping a column with the DROP COLUMN clause and setting a column as ...

What is the difference between dropping a column with the DROP COLUMN clause and setting a column as unused with the SET UNUSED clause?

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When a column is dropped with the DROP COLUMN clause, the storage space occupied by the data is freed up immediately. However, with the SET UNUSED clause, the column is unavailable, but the storage space it occupies is not released until the DROP UNUSED COLUMNS clause is executed.

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