Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better off replaced

Daniel Gustafsson <[email protected]> Thu, 7 Nov 2019 19:55:22 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.postgresql.devel.documentation
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> On 7 Nov 2019, at 16:03, Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]> wrote:

> because we have not explained what a "virgin database" is.  

I think this is the key observation.

> We could say "empty", which seems better suited than both "virgin" and
> "pristine" anyway.

empty is a lot better, but still isn't conveying the state of the database
without there being room for interpretation.  (My grasp of the english language
isn't enough to suggest a better alternative however).

cheers ./daniel