23. The data processing system of claim 5 , wherein the metadata file includes values identifying a token value range index for selecting the compacted file.
23. The data processing system of claim 5 , wherein the metadata file includes values identifying a token value range index for selecting the compacted file. 24. The data processing system of claim 23 , wherein the range index includes the minimum and maximum token values of the tokens that are stored in the associated compacted file.