{"id":3632,"date":"2024-03-13T07:14:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-achieve-data-deduplication-in-pig\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T19:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:02:37","slug":"how-to-achieve-data-deduplication-in-pig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-achieve-data-deduplication-in-pig\/","title":{"rendered":"Pig Data Deduplication: DISTINCT Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Pig, data deduplication can be achieved using the DISTINCT keyword in Pig Latin language. 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