Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better offreplaced

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От Daniel Gustafsson
Тема Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better offreplaced
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Msg-id 3F23BAF9-F616-4B7A-9072-C59349F517E7@yesql.se
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Ответ на Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better offreplaced  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
Ответы Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better offreplaced  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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> On 7 Nov 2019, at 16:03, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:

> because we have not explained what a "virgin database" is.

I think this is the key observation.

> We could say "empty", which seems better suited than both "virgin" and
> "pristine" anyway.

empty is a lot better, but still isn't conveying the state of the database
without there being room for interpretation.  (My grasp of the english language
isn't enough to suggest a better alternative however).

cheers ./daniel


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