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From Josh Kupershmidt
Subject Rewording for ALTER TABLE ... ADD table_constraint_using_index
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I'd like to propose the following slight rewording for the note about ALTER TABLE ... ADD table_constraint_using_index. The existing text says one may "install it [the existing index] as an official constraint".

The "official constraint" phrase sounds like weasel wording to me -- how is a UNIQUE constraint more "official" than an UNIQUE index? Then "install" makes it sound like some installation process is going on that you should be aware of. I like "convert" slightly better instead.

Josh
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