[Documentation] No description of Map in-memory layout
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Description
The page https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/Columnar.html#physical-memory-layout has no description of the Map type, even though it is part of the schema.fbs. This makes it difficult to implement and understand when it should be used.
**Reporter**: [Jorge Leitão](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-14131) / @jorgecarleitao
**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [ARROW-14131](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-14131). Please see the [migration documentation](https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/14542) for further details.*
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Research direction
Start with the physical memory layout page at https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/Columnar.html#physical-memory-layout and inspect the Map definition in schema.fbs. Document Map's in-memory layout and when it should be used, so the page covers this schema type and is sufficient to implement and understand it.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100