On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> 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. > 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. "Stash" seems better that "cache" or "registry", especially since many programmers these days seem to associate "cache" with pass-through proxy techniques. I first became familiar with the term "cache" while reading Jack London, and tend to retain some association with the more general definition. Clearly I am in the minority on that here. http://ereimer.net/20080706/13586_erC720.htm -- Kevin Grittner EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
