Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.182]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71CA29FC341 for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:10:56 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.182]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 73936-09 for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:10:50 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8742F9FC263 for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:10:52 -0300 (ADT) Received: from perhan.alvh.no-ip.org (201-220-127-162.bk10-dsl.surnet.cl [201.220.127.162]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l9IJAp41027286; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:10:52 -0700 Received: by perhan.alvh.no-ip.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id CF0D347C7A; Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:10:47 -0300 (CLST) Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:10:47 -0300 From: Alvaro Herrera To: Steve Crawford Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Abbreviation list Message-ID: <20071018191047.GN29379@alvh.no-ip.org> References: <4717AC13.5010609@pinpointresearch.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4717AC13.5010609@pinpointresearch.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-11) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.1/4545/Wed Oct 17 14:05:57 2007 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:10:53 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200710/926 X-Sequence-Number: 122218 Steve Crawford wrote: > Is there a comprehensive (or semi-comprehensive) on-line list of > commonly used PG-related abbreviations used in PostgreSQL documentation, > mail-lists, etc.? If there is not, would such a list make a reasonable > one-page addition to the PG manual? I don't think we have one, but IMHO it would be an excellent idea. We do have some abbreviations, e.g. HOT, TOAST, WAL are the ones that jump immediately to mind (besides the ones you mentioned). -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/5ZYLFMCVHXC "Granting software the freedom to evolve guarantees only different results, not better ones." (Zygo Blaxell)