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What techniques do you use to optimize slow database queries?

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Optimizing slow database queries requires understanding how the database executes queries and applying appropriate techniques. Start by analyzing the query execution plan using EXPLAIN or EXPLAIN ANALYZE.

EXPLAIN ANALYZEexecution plancomposite indexselectivitydenormalizationpartitioning

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