Thread: What does tcop stand for?

> Hi, 
> 
> currently browsing the source code in src/include/tcop. What does tcop stand for? Can not find any hints in the
files.
 

Traffic cop.

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Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan
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>>> currently browsing the source code in src/include/tcop. What does tcop stand for? Can not find any hints in the
files.
 
> 
>>Traffic cop. 
> 
> Thanks 
> cop mean? 

A cop means a policeman. Probably the name came from that it is
responsible for the traffic control between frontend and backend.

Best regards,
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan
English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en.php
Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp

Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> >>> currently browsing the source code in src/include/tcop. What does tcop stand for? Can not find any hints in the
files.
 
> > 
> >>Traffic cop. 
> > 
> > Thanks 
> > cop mean? 
> 
> A cop means a policeman. Probably the name came from that it is
> responsible for the traffic control between frontend and backend.

Traffic control between utility commands and stuff that goes to the
optimizer is how I understand it.

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