# pg_description

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description: The pg_description stores descriptions (comments) for each database object.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/sql/system-catalogs/catalogs/pg_description.md -->

The `pg_description` stores descriptions (comments) for each database object. It mimics the [pg\_description](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/catalog-pg-description.html) PostgreSQL system catalog.

## [](#columns)Columns

The following columns are available for querying in `pg_description`:

| Column | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| objoid | int | This column represents the OID (Object ID) of the object for which the description is stored |
| classoid | int | This column represents the OID of the table that the object belongs to |
| objsubid | int | If an object has multiple parts (for example, columns in a table), objsubid specifies the column number. If not used, this is set to 0 |
| description | text | This column represents the description for the specified object |