On tor, 2011-08-04 at 14:59 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> > Well, the facts are: According to the SQL standard, "table"
> includes
> > views and foreign tables. According to scientific-ish database
> > literature, a table is a relation and vice versa.
>
> So what are you supposed to call it if you mean, specifically, a
> table?
"A table is either a base table, a derived table, a transient table, or
a viewed table." (SQL/MED adds "foreign table".)
Just FYI.