diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml
index 8bb1ea5d87..75f0dc9a8c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
Bloat
- Space in data pages which does not contain current row versions,
+ Space in data pages which does not contain relevant row versions,
such as unused (free) space or outdated row versions.
@@ -1388,23 +1388,27 @@
Any object that can be created with a CREATE
- command. Most objects are specific to one database, and are commonly
- known as local objects.
+ command. Most objects are specific to one schema within
+ one database, and are commonly
+ known as local SQL objects.
+
+
+ Some of the SQL objects do not belong to a single schema but
+ are known in all schemas of a database. Examples are
+ extensions like
+ foreign data wrappers, and
+ data type casts.
+
+
+ Some others even belong to the complete cluster and are
+ known in all databases and all its schemas.
Roles,
tablespaces,
replication origins, subscriptions for logical replication, and
- databases themselves are not local SQL objects since they exist
- entirely outside of any specific database;
- they are called global objects.
+ all database names exist
+ entirely outside of any specific database.
+ They are called global SQL objects.
-
- Most local objects belong to a specific
- schema in their containing database.
- There also exist local objects that do not belong to schemas; some examples are
- extensions,
- data type casts, and
- foreign data wrappers.
-
For more information, see
.