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Document that WITH queries are also called Common Table Expressions.
authorRobert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org>
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:21:33 +0000 (21:21 -0500)
committerRobert Haas <rhaas@postgresql.org>
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:21:33 +0000 (21:21 -0500)
Peter Geoghegan, reviewed by Stephen Frost

doc/src/sgml/acronyms.sgml
doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml

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    </varlistentry>
 
    <varlistentry>
+    <term><acronym>CTE</acronym></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      <link linkend="queries-with">Common Table Expression</link>
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
+   <varlistentry>
     <term><acronym>CVE</acronym></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
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@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ SELECT <replaceable>select_list</replaceable> FROM <replaceable>table_expression
 
 
  <sect1 id="queries-with">
-  <title><literal>WITH</literal> Queries</title>
+  <title><literal>WITH</literal> Queries (Common Table Expressions)</title>
 
   <indexterm zone="queries-with">
    <primary>WITH</primary>
@@ -1530,7 +1530,8 @@ SELECT <replaceable>select_list</replaceable> FROM <replaceable>table_expression
 
   <para>
    <literal>WITH</> provides a way to write subqueries for use in a larger
-   <literal>SELECT</> query.  The subqueries can be thought of as defining
+   <literal>SELECT</> query.  The subqueries, which are often referred to as Common Table
+   Expressions or <acronym>CTE</acronym>s, can be thought of as defining
    temporary tables that exist just for this query.  One use of this feature
    is to break down complicated queries into simpler parts.  An example is: