Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

Last updated:Tue Jan4 09:25:00 EST 2005

Last updated:Fri Jan7 22:58:29 EST 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. An audio file is available at

http://www.postgresql.org/postgresql.mp3 for those would like to hear

the pronunciation.

PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.

PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management

system (and is still sometimes reffered to as simply "Postgres"), a

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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>

<P>Last updated:Tue Jan4 09:25:00 EST 2005</P>

<P>Last updated:Fri Jan7 22:58:29 EST 2005</P>

<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<Ahref=

"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>

<H4><Aname="1.1">1.1</A>) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</H4>

<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced<I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>. An audio file is

available at http://www.postgresql.org/postgresql.mp3 for those

would like to hear the pronunciation.

<P>PostgreSQL is pronounced<I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>.</P>

<P>PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management

system (and is still sometimes reffered to as simply "Postgres"),