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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/3/24 5:05 PM, Dian Fay wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Another possibility is `index`, which is relatively short and not a
reserved keyword ^1. `position` is not as precise but would avoid the
conceptual overloading of ordinary indices.
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I'm not a fan of "index" since that leaves the question of
whether it's 0 or 1 based. "Position" is a bit better, but I think
Jian's suggestion of "occurance" is best.
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We do have precedent for one-based `index` in Postgres: array types are
1-indexed by default! "Occurrence" removes that ambiguity but it's long
and easy to misspell (I looked it up after typing it just now and it
_still_ feels off).
How's "instance"?
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<p>Presumably someone referencing arguments by name would have just
looked up the names via \df or whatever, so presumably misspelling
wouldn't be a big issue. But I think "instance" is OK as well.<br>
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Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Austin TX</pre>
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