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* Indices or Indexes
@ 2002-02-05 12:15 Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
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From: Justin Clift @ 2002-02-05 12:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hi guys,
Just noticed that Section 7.2 of the Users Guide (devel docs) is called
"Indexes". I was under the impression the "correct" terminology should
be "Indices".
Now I'm really unsure, as I imagine a *lot* of people have already
looked at this. Should it be changed?
:-)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
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"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
first group; there was less competition there."
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* Re: Indices or Indexes
@ 2002-02-05 13:16 Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
parent: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
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From: Vince Vielhaber @ 2002-02-05 13:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>; +Cc: pgsql-docs
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Justin Clift wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> Just noticed that Section 7.2 of the Users Guide (devel docs) is called
> "Indexes". I was under the impression the "correct" terminology should
> be "Indices".
>
> Now I'm really unsure, as I imagine a *lot* of people have already
> looked at this. Should it be changed?
Check the hackers archives. I don't recall how long ago but it was
discussed [I would guess] in the last year. A search for indices or
indicies should find it.
Vince.
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* Re: Indices or Indexes
@ 2002-02-05 15:17 Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
parent: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
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From: Peter Eisentraut @ 2002-02-05 15:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>; +Cc: pgsql-docs
Justin Clift writes:
> Just noticed that Section 7.2 of the Users Guide (devel docs) is called
> "Indexes". I was under the impression the "correct" terminology should
> be "Indices".
It's "indexes" for a database index, and "indices" for an array index. At
least that's what some big dictionary once revealed to us.
--
Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net
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* Re: Indices or Indexes
@ 2002-02-05 15:19 Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
parent: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
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From: Justin Clift @ 2002-02-05 15:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>; +Cc: pgsql-docs
Hi Peter,
Cool. Thanks for the info, I'll make sure to get it right from here on.
:-)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
> Justin Clift writes:
>
> > Just noticed that Section 7.2 of the Users Guide (devel docs) is called
> > "Indexes". I was under the impression the "correct" terminology should
> > be "Indices".
>
> It's "indexes" for a database index, and "indices" for an array index. At
> least that's what some big dictionary once revealed to us.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net
--
"My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those
who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the
first group; there was less competition there."
- Indira Gandhi
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* Re: Indices or Indexes
@ 2002-02-05 15:37 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
parent: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2002-02-05 15:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>; +Cc: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>; pgsql-docs
Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Justin Clift writes:
>> Just noticed that Section 7.2 of the Users Guide (devel docs) is called
>> "Indexes". I was under the impression the "correct" terminology should
>> be "Indices".
> It's "indexes" for a database index, and "indices" for an array index. At
> least that's what some big dictionary once revealed to us.
I argued that the OED could be taken to say that, and people seemed to
be willing to accept it:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2001-04/msg00029.php
The docs we inherited from Berkeley mostly use "indices", but we've been
trying to convert over.
regards, tom lane
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