> [!NOTE] ![[assets/wl_activity_autovacuumworkermain.png|256]]
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> | | |
> | :--- | :--- |
> | **Wait Category** | Activity |
> | **Mechanism** | `AutoVacWorkerMain` |
> | **Operations** | [[Operations/Table/SeqScan]] |
> | **Resources** | [[Resources/CPU|CPU]] |
>
> An **Autovacuum Worker** is transitioning between tasks. Once a worker is spawned, it processes all tables in a specific database that require maintenance before eventually exiting.