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sgarland
610 days ago
You’re not technically wrong, but even Postgres’ docs [0] use the term Primary Key.
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https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/ddl-constraints.html
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srcreigh
610 days ago
Postgres primary key indexes are not primary indexes.
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sgarland
610 days ago
I know that, I’m saying that it’s a fairly pedantic argument when even their own docs use the term loosely.
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jeltz
609 days ago
Primary keys are primary indexes are two mostly unrelated terms.
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j16sdiz
609 days ago
"Primary Key" is the term in SQL standard. The url you linked is in "Part II: The SQL Language"
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