Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better off replaced

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, brian(dot)williams(at)mayalane(dot)com, pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better off replaced
Date: 2019-11-08 15:19:20
Message-ID: 1417.1573226360@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> Hmm. Maybe we can say "pristine database" and then add this explanation
> in a parenthical comment:

> This is particularly handy when restoring a
> <literal>pg_dump</literal> dump: the dump script should be restored in a
> pristine database (one where no user-defined objects exist and where
> system objects have not been altered), to ensure that one recreates
> the correct contents of the dumped database, without conflicting
> with objects that might have been added to
> <literal>template1</literal> later on.

So the patch becomes s/virgin/pristine/g plus add a parenthetical
definition for the first use? Works for me.

regards, tom lane

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