Apache Flink Table and SQL boundary

Evidence-backed facts

1. Apache Flink Table API and SQL describe dynamic tables and relational operations for bounded and unbounded streams. informative
2. Table programs require an execution environment and connectors; sinks, state, checkpoints, DDL, and job-control operations are distinct effects. informative
3. Connector credentials, catalogs, cluster roles, filesystem and network access, state backends, checkpoints, and deployment policy bound execution. informative
4. A valid table plan does not prove a job ran, event-time completeness, exactly-once behavior, connector guarantees, or secure production operation. informative

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