Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> On 11/22/2010 06:57 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Maybe instead of "textual label", we should say "name"? But that
>> doesn't seem like quite le mot juste either. "label" is actually a
>> pretty good word for the text representation of an enum value.
> Oh my boots and buttons. I think we're splitting some very fine hairs
> here. A few weeks back you were telling us that label wasn't a very good
> word and shouldn't be sanctified in the SQL.
It isn't a very good word for the abstract value, IMO, but the text
representation is a different concept.
regards, tom lane