Thread: Re : Abbreviation list
Yep, having a list would be good !
To answer your question, DDL is not a PG (here is another one) abbreviation but a database abbreviation.
It stands for Data Definition Language ... and basically that means SQL orders to manage objects (CREATE, DROP, ALTER) see Wikipedia for more info.
No idea what GUC is, though !
Have fun,
L@u
The Computing Froggy
To answer your question, DDL is not a PG (here is another one) abbreviation but a database abbreviation.
It stands for Data Definition Language ... and basically that means SQL orders to manage objects (CREATE, DROP, ALTER) see Wikipedia for more info.
No idea what GUC is, though !
Have fun,
L@u
The Computing Froggy
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Objet : Re: [GENERAL] Abbreviation list
Steve Crawford wrote:
> Is there a comprehensive (or semi-comprehensive) on-line list of
> commonly used PG-related abbreviations used in PostgreSQL documentation,
> mail-lists, etc.? If there is not, would such a list make a reasonable
> one-page addition to the PG manual?
I don't think we have one, but IMHO it would be an excellent idea. We
do have some abbreviations, e.g. HOT, TOAST, WAL are the ones that
jump immediately to mind (besides the ones you mentioned).
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Objet : Re: [GENERAL] Abbreviation list
Steve Crawford wrote:
> Is there a comprehensive (or semi-comprehensive) on-line list of
> commonly used PG-related abbreviations used in PostgreSQL documentation,
> mail-lists, etc.? If there is not, would such a list make a reasonable
> one-page addition to the PG manual?
I don't think we have one, but IMHO it would be an excellent idea. We
do have some abbreviations, e.g. HOT, TOAST, WAL are the ones that
jump immediately to mind (besides the ones you mentioned).
--
Alvaro Herrera http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/5ZYLFMCVHXC
"Granting software the freedom to evolve guarantees only different results,
not better ones." (Zygo Blaxell)
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On 18/10/2007 22:26, Laurent ROCHE wrote: > No idea what GUC is, though ! Grand Unified Contraption? ;-) Ray (who's just been reading Jules Verne). --------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland rod@iol.ie ---------------------------------------------------------------
Raymond O'Donnell wrote: > On 18/10/2007 22:26, Laurent ROCHE wrote: > >> No idea what GUC is, though ! > > Grand Unified Contraption? ;-) > > Ray (who's just been reading Jules Verne). It's Global User Configuration. But the confusion does point out the need for a reference. -Steve
Steve Crawford wrote: > Raymond O'Donnell wrote: > > On 18/10/2007 22:26, Laurent ROCHE wrote: > > > >> No idea what GUC is, though ! > > > > Grand Unified Contraption? ;-) > > > > Ray (who's just been reading Jules Verne). > > It's Global User Configuration. But the confusion does point out the > need for a reference. I think it is Grand Unified Configuration actually ... what does Verne use? I don't know the reference. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.advogato.org/person/alvherre "We are who we choose to be", sang the goldfinch when the sun is high (Sandman)
Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes: > Steve Crawford wrote: >> Raymond O'Donnell wrote: >>>> On 18/10/2007 22:26, Laurent ROCHE wrote: >>>> No idea what GUC is, though ! >> >> It's Global User Configuration. But the confusion does point out the >> need for a reference. > I think it is Grand Unified Configuration actually ... Alvaro remembers correctly. Peter invented the term when he proposed replacing a bunch of ad-hoc configuration thingies with one mechanism: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2000-03/msg00107.php If you don't remember how things worked before that, be glad ;-) regards, tom lane
Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Steve Crawford wrote: >> Raymond O'Donnell wrote: >>> On 18/10/2007 22:26, Laurent ROCHE wrote: >>> >>>> No idea what GUC is, though ! >>> Grand Unified Contraption? ;-) >>> >>> Ray (who's just been reading Jules Verne). >> It's Global User Configuration. But the confusion does point out the >> need for a reference. > > I think it is Grand Unified Configuration actually ... what does Verne > use? I don't know the reference. > I knew someone would correct any errors. I searched high and low and stopped when I saw the first reasonable sounding explanation: http://www.varlena.com/GeneralBits/Tidbits/annotated_conf_e.html Searching Google'"Global User Configuration" postgresql guc' yields 700 results. Altering that to "Grand Unified Configuration" yields 1,570. Confusion apparently abounds. Cheers, Steve