Apache Pinot query infrastructure boundary

Evidence-backed facts

1. Apache Pinot documents SQL query submission through broker endpoints and query consoles over real-time and offline tables. informative
2. Queries are distinct from ingestion, schema and table configuration, segment upload, retention, controller changes, and cluster administration. informative
3. Authentication, authorization, tenant and table access, query options, limits, routing, TLS, and deployment configuration bound operations. informative
4. A broker response does not prove source completeness, exact event-time coverage, successful ingestion, transaction semantics, or a secured cluster. informative

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