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>E.8.3.1.3. Optimizer</A
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>        Allow the planner to generate custom plans for specific parameter
        values even when using prepared statements
        (Tom Lane)
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>        In the past, a prepared statement always had a single
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> plan that was used for all parameter values, which
        was frequently much inferior to the plans used for non-prepa