Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

Last updated:Mon May 30 09:11:03 EDT 2005

Last updated:Fri Jul 29 10:05:09 EDT 2005

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)

1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?

PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, also called just Postgres.

PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, and is also sometimes referred

to as just Postgres. An audio file is available in MP3 format for

those would like to hear the pronunciation.

PostgreSQL is an object-relational database system that has the

features of traditional commercial database systems with enhancements