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Definition
A set of records in tabular format (a table) ingested in `Hudi` - represents data internal to `Hudi` as opposed to external data, un-managed by `Hudi`.
Design decisions
- def~tables are always in `parquet` file format
- each def~table has a single `parquet` file and one or more def~timelines (with `delta file`s / `log file`s)
- external data is ingested in `Hudi` by one or more def~commits