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Re: glossary Delete

David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>

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From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
To: "y.saburov@gmail.com" <y.saburov@gmail.com>, "pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-06-30T13:32:43Z
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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
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> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/glossary.html
> Description:
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> > An SQL command which removes rows from a given table or relation.
>
> but, glossary table :
> > A table is the most common form of relation in PostgreSQL.
>
> Why do you mean? Table OR relation. When a table is not a relation?
>

Deleting from an updatable view is possible…a relation that is not a
table.  It’s redundant to say table there but it’s not wrong; and pointing
out the table subset of “relations” seems reasonable.

David J.