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From: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: pgsql: Glossary: improve definition of "relation"
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:19:34 +0000
Message-ID: <E1urfLZ-00266S-30@gemulon.postgresql.org> (raw)

Glossary: improve definition of "relation"

Define the more general term first, then the Postgres-specific meaning.

Wording from Tom Lane.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CACJufxEZ48toGH0Em_6vdsT57Y3L8pLF=DZCQ_gCii6=C3MeXw@mail.gmail.com

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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/16a9165ce4a45f11aa042e12ab62be8ce6b2b93b

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doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

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