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commit    bc96e394c23b66728349cbe429a3239a35fe29af
Author:   Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie>
Date:     Mon May 13 22:38:57 2019 +0000
First released in: 12.0, 9.4.23, 9.5.18, 9.6.14, 10.9, 11.4

    Doc: Refer to line pointers as item identifiers.
    
    An upcoming HEAD-only patch will standardize the terminology around
    ItemIdData variables/line pointers, ending the practice of referring to
    them as "item pointers".  Make the "Database Page Layout" docs
    consistent with the new policy.  The term "item identifier" is already
    used in the same section, so stick with that.
    
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAH2-Wz=c=MZQjUzde3o9+2PLAPuHTpVZPPdYxN=E4ndQ2--8ew@mail.gmail.com
    Backpatch: All supported branches.


 doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
index fb2b8b950d0..bb72af898d6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/storage.sgml
@@ -618,14 +618,14 @@ free space pointers.</entry>
 
 <row>
 <entry>ItemIdData</entry>
-<entry>Array of (offset,length) pairs pointing to the actual items.
-4 bytes per item.</entry>
+<entry>Array of item identifiers pointing to the actual items. Each
+entry is an (offset,length) pair. 4 bytes per item.</entry>
 </row>
 
 <row>
 <entry>Free space</entry>
-<entry>The unallocated space. New item pointers are allocated from the start
-of this area, new items from the end.</entry>
+<entry>The unallocated space. New item identifiers are allocated from
+the start of this area, new items from the end.</entry>
 </row>
 
 <row>


[parent: b1ca28e57e12]