Kevin Grittner wrote: > On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 1:05 AM, Thomas Munro > <thomas.mu...@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> > Also, Tsrcache is strangely named: it's not exactly a cache, it's > > more of a registry. > > When I used the word "cache" here, I was thinking more of this > English language definition: > > a : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving > provisions or implements > b : a secure place of storage > > The intent being to emphasize that there is not one public > "registry" of such objects, but context-specific collections where > references are tucked away when they become available for later use > in the only the appropriate context. Eventually, when these are > used for some of the less "eager" timings of materialized view > maintenance, they may be set aside for relatively extended periods > (i.e., minutes or maybe even hours) before being used. Neither > "registry" nor "cache" seems quite right; maybe someone can think > of a word with more accurate semantics. How about "stash"? According to my reading of Merriam-Webster's definition, "stash" mostly appears to be the thing that is stored (hidden), rather than the place it's stored in, but one of the definitions is "hiding place", and "cache" is listed as a synonym. -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
