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title: pg_compression
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The `pg_compression` system catalog table describes the compression methods available..
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<span class="tablecap">Table 1. pg\_catalog.pg\_compression</span>
| column | type | modifers | storage | description |
|--------------------|---------|----------|---------|-----------------------------------|
| `compname` | name | not null | plain | Name of the compression |
| `compconstructor` | regproc | not null | plain | Name of compression constructor |
| `compdestructor` | regproc | not null | plain | Name of compression destructor |
| `compcompressor` | regproc | not null | plain | Name of the compressor |
| `compdecompressor` | regproc | not null | plain | Name of the decompressor |
| `compvalidator` | regproc | not null | plain | Name of the compression validator |
| `compowner` | oid | not null | plain | oid from pg\_authid |