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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: language cleanups in code and docs
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 2:23 PM Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> wrote:
>> 0002: code: s/master/primary/
>> 0003: code: s/master/leader/
>> 0006: docs: s/master/root/
>> 0007: docs: s/master/supervisor/

> I'd just like to make the pointer here that there's value in trying to
> use different terminology for different things.

+1 for that.

			regards, tom lane