Re: TOAST versus toast

From: Jan Wieck <jan(at)wi3ck(dot)info>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: TOAST versus toast
Date: 2025-03-17 15:27:33
Message-ID: 6bc64e16-8120-4172-9923-5ccbb4d2e2af@wi3ck.info
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On 3/17/25 00:24, Tom Lane wrote:
> Note the lack of any upper case. Shortly later we reverse-engineered
> an acronym for it [2], with the winner being Tom Lockhart's
>
> The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique

Which made it into an acronym. Acronyms are typically capitalized to
distinguish them from ordinary words.

Best Regards, Jan

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