> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pg-sharding.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Concepts

> Some SPQR Admin Console terms

## Distribution

Distribution is a sort of container for all the settings. With distribution, you can shard a part of your database with one logic, and other part is another logic. You may think of distribution like a virtual database.

## Key Range

A key range refers to a range of keys that are used to partition and distribute data across multiple shards. Each key in the range is associated with a specific shard.

You can lookup registered key ranges using command "show key\_ranges".

```sql theme={null}
show key_ranges;
 key_range_id | shard_id | distribution_id | lower_bound | locked
--------------+----------+-----------------+-------------+--------
 kr1          | sh1      | ds1             | 10          | true
 kr2          | sh1      | ds1             | 5           | false
(2 rows)

```