On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 00:06, Tom Lane wrote:
> Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk> writes:
> > Just showing my ignorance: I read 46.2.3 Extended Query, and wondered "What
> > is a portal?" (portal == cursor?)
>
> It's the thing that holds the state of an executable command. I was
> going to call 'em cursors, but a cursor only works for a SELECT command,
> so it didn't seem like the right word. I seized on "portal" which is
> the term already used internally in the backend. If you've got a better
> idea, let's hear it ...
Context, perhaps?
