The variable-length record format makes use of a null bitmap to indicate that an attribute is empty. In certain odd cases, the majority of a tuple's properties are empty. By switching to a one-bit representation of records, we can make null attributes far more affordable.

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The variable-length record format makes use of a null bitmap to indicate that an attribute is empty. In certain odd cases, the majority of a tuple's properties are empty. By switching to a one-bit representation of records, we can make null attributes far more affordable.

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