Re: [PATCH] Partial indicies again - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [PATCH] Partial indicies again
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0107101733250.677-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Partial indicies again  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] Partial indicies again  (Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>)
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Martijn van Oosterhout writes:

> > FYI, it's called partial "indexes".
>
> Actually, it seems to depend on who you ask. Both spellings are scattered
> throughout the documentation and the source. According to my dictionary,
> both spellings are allowed.

We consulted some dictionaries a while ago and decided that "indexes" is
the correct form for this usage.  Not everything has been changed to that
effect yet, but it will soon.  In any case, the alternative
would be "indices".

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter


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