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<chapter id="performance-tips">
<title>Performance Tips</title>
+ <indexterm zone="performance-tips">
+ <primary>performance</primary>
+ </indexterm>
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<para>
Query performance can be affected by many things. Some of these can
be manipulated by the user, while others are fundamental to the underlying