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Subject: Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better off
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From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
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> On 7 Nov 2019, at 16:03, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> =
wrote:

> because we have not explained what a "virgin database" is. =20

I think this is the key observation.

> We could say "empty", which seems better suited than both "virgin" and
> "pristine" anyway.

empty is a lot better, but still isn't conveying the state of the =
database
without there being room for interpretation.  (My grasp of the english =
language
isn't enough to suggest a better alternative however).

cheers ./daniel=