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Help me understand the section [i don't understand this] I read again and again , still can't get it

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Super_column_family_(data_store).png

[i understand this] Where a row in a column family holds a collection of name/value pairs, the super column family holds subcolumns, where subcolumns are named groups of columns. So the address of a value in a regular column family is a row key pointing to a column name pointing to a value,

[i don't understand this] while the address of a value in a column family of type “super” is a row key pointing to a column name pointing to a subcolumn name pointing to a value. Put slightly differently, a row in a super column family still contains columns, each of which then contains subcolumns.

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From cassandra definitive guide !!S Kr
ok if i get it correctly, The section i understand, talks about address of "Super column name" in the diagram. Andy what i don't understand is the one that talks about address of "Super column family" in the diagram. Am i correct?S Kr

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Supercolumns have been deprecated for years. Some modern data modeling resources include DataStax's introduction to data modeling in Cassandra and Patrick McFadin's three-part series:

  1. The Data Model is Dead; Long live the Data Model
  2. Become a Super Modeler
  3. The World's Next Top Data Model