> > > I'm wondering where the choice of the name "heap" originally came from > and what it refers to.
It seems to me that "heap" is an Oracle word (as explained here[1]). > By default, a table is organized as a heap, which means that the database places rows where they fit best rather than in a user-specified order. [1]: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/18/tgsql/optimizer-access-paths.html#GUID-53905BCD-3EAD-4B44-8CCC-C442A80647E8 -- Adoptez l'éco-attitude N'imprimez ce mail que si c'est vraiment nécessaire
