> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components.md).

# Components

Apache Pinot™ is a database designed to deliver highly concurrent, ultra-low-latency queries on large datasets through a set of common data model abstractions. Delivering on these goals requires several foundational architectural commitments, including:

* Storing data in columnar form to support high-performance scanning
* Sharding of data to scale both storage and computation
* A distributed architecture designed to scale capacity linearly
* A tabular data model read by SQL queries

## Components

Learn about the major components and logical abstractions used in Pinot.

![](/files/-M60c8gIYuj9VugbZGLf)

#### Operator reference

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[Cluster](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/cluster.md)
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{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1SwP0Pe1UROmJ0Jawj" %}
[Controller](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/cluster/controller.md)
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{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1SwVH1GROxiqA8J209" %}
[Broker](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/cluster/broker.md)
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{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1SwSfgDA6hYjodT63z" %}
[Server](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/cluster/server.md)
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[Minion](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/cluster/minion.md)
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{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1SwmissUqIdwJb5Sql" %}
[Tenant](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/cluster/tenant.md)
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#### Developer reference

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[Table](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/table.md)
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[Schema](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/table/schema.md)
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{% content-ref url="/pages/-M1WNbG9kTML5cje9fSN" %}
[Segment](/release-1.2.0/basics/concepts/components/table/segment.md)
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