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…ality in the Masking Functions component 8.0

	modified:   docs/data-masking-function-list.md
	modified:   docs/data-masking-overview.md

docs/data-masking-function-list.md

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 Replaces a term from one dictionary with a randomly selected term in another dictionary.
 
+### Version update
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+Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.41 introduces an internal term cache. Instead of querying the underlying `mysql.masking_dictionaries` table each time a function is executed, the server now utilizes internal in-memory data structures for lookups. This enhancement significantly improves performance, particularly when processing multiple rows.
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 ### Parameters
 
 | Parameter | Optional | Description | Type |

docs/data-masking-overview.md

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 Data masking helps to limit the exposure of sensitive data by preventing access to non-authorized users. Masking provides a way to create a version of the data in situations, such as a presentation, sales demo, or software testing, when the real data should not be used. Data masking changes the data values while using the same format and cannot be reverse engineered. Masking reduces an organization's risk by making the data useless to an outside party.
 
+## Version updates
+
+Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.41 introduces an internal term cache for the 
+following functions:
+
+* [gen_blocklist](data-masking-function-list.md#gen_blockliststr-from_dictionary_name-to_dictionary_name)
+
+* [gen_dictionary](data-masking-function-list.md#gen_dictionarydictionary_name)
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+Instead of querying the underlying `mysql.masking_dictionaries` table each time a function is executed, the server now utilizes internal in-memory data structures for lookups. This enhancement significantly improves performance, particularly when processing multiple rows.
+
 ## Data masking techniques
 
 The common data masking techniques are the following: