On tor, 2011-08-04 at 14:59 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> > Well, the facts are:  According to the SQL standard, "table"
> includes
> > views and foreign tables.  According to scientific-ish database
> > literature, a table is a relation and vice versa.
> 
> So what are you supposed to call it if you mean, specifically, a
> table?

"A table is either a base table, a derived table, a transient table, or
a viewed table." (SQL/MED adds "foreign table".)

Just FYI.



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