apache / apache/parquet-format

Column/field description

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Description

### Describe the enhancement requested

Hello,

I may have misunderstood or misread the documentation but I didn't find it. I would love to have a field/column description just like we have in databases :

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/30b01b21-5b99-43e0-b125-c9eab7ffa033)

Best regards,

Simon

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. First clarify the desired representation and compatibility requirements; done is an agreed and specified field or column description feature.

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Assessment

Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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