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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
To: mahsh.baheti@gmail.com
To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: "data" not "datums"
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 16:15:22 -0400
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On 8/1/17 04:22, mahsh.baheti@gmail.com wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/datatype-json.html
> Description:
> 
> In the section
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/datatype-json.html
> 
> Sub-section: 
> 8.14.2. Designing JSON documents effectively
> 
> Original text:
> &quot;but having a predictable structure makes it easier to write queries that
> usefully summarize a set of &quot;documents&quot; (datums) in a table.&quot;
> 
> Suggested text:
> &quot;but having a predictable structure makes it easier to write queries that
> usefully summarize a set of &quot;documents&quot; (data) in a table.&quot;

"datum" means something specific in PostgreSQL, and several of those are
most usefully "datums".  "data" doesn't really convey the same meaning here.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services


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