Commit 7a8f4396 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

In docs, rename "backwards compatibility" to "backward compatibility"

for consistency.
parent e3c732a8
......@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ SELECT f1[1][-2][3] AS e1, f1[1][-1][5] AS e2
If the value written for an element is <literal>NULL</> (in any case
variant), the element is taken to be NULL. The presence of any quotes
or backslashes disables this and allows the literal string value
<quote>NULL</> to be entered. Also, for backwards compatibility with
<quote>NULL</> to be entered. Also, for backward compatibility with
pre-8.2 versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</>, the <xref
linkend="guc-array-nulls"> configuration parameter can be turned
<literal>off</> to suppress recognition of <literal>NULL</> as a NULL.
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......@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
null values to be entered. However, <productname>PostgreSQL</> versions
before 8.2 did not support null values in arrays, and therefore would
treat <literal>NULL</> as specifying a normal array element with
the string value <quote>NULL</>. For backwards compatibility with
the string value <quote>NULL</>. For backward compatibility with
applications that require the old behavior, this variable can be
turned <literal>off</>.
</para>
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......@@ -9695,7 +9695,7 @@ nextval('foo') <lineannotation>searches search path for <literal>fo
Before <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 8.1, the arguments of the
sequence functions were of type <type>text</>, not <type>regclass</>, and
the above-described conversion from a text string to an OID value would
happen at run time during each call. For backwards compatibility, this
happen at run time during each call. For backward compatibility, this
facility still exists, but internally it is now handled as an implicit
coercion from <type>text</> to <type>regclass</> before the function is
invoked.
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......@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ char *PQport(const PGconn *conn);
Returns the debug <acronym>TTY</acronym> of the connection.
(This is obsolete, since the server no longer pays attention
to the <acronym>TTY</acronym> setting, but the function remains
for backwards compatibility.)
for backward compatibility.)
<synopsis>
char *PQtty(const PGconn *conn);
......@@ -6933,7 +6933,7 @@ ldap://ldap.acme.com/cn=dbserver,cn=hosts?pgconnectinfo?base?(objectclass=*)
The default value for <literal>sslmode</> is <literal>prefer</>. As is shown
in the table, this makes no sense from a security point of view, and it only
promises performance overhead if possible. It is only provided as the default
for backwards compatibility, and is not recommended in secure deployments.
for backward compatibility, and is not recommended in secure deployments.
</para>
</sect2>
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......@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Oid lo_creat(PGconn *conn, int mode);
<replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable> is unused and
ignored as of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 8.1; however, for
backwards compatibility with earlier releases it is best to
backward compatibility with earlier releases it is best to
set it to <symbol>INV_READ</symbol>, <symbol>INV_WRITE</symbol>,
or <symbol>INV_READ</symbol> <literal>|</> <symbol>INV_WRITE</symbol>.
(These symbolic constants are defined
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......@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ select returns_array();
<para>
Perl passes <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> arrays as a blessed
PostgreSQL::InServer::ARRAY object. This object may be treated as an array
reference or a string, allowing for backwards compatibility with Perl
reference or a string, allowing for backward compatibility with Perl
code written for <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> versions below 9.1 to
run. For example:
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......@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ RESET ROLE;
roles being used as SQL roles the <literal>INHERIT</> attribute, while
giving roles being used as SQL users the <literal>NOINHERIT</> attribute.
However, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> defaults to giving all roles
the <literal>INHERIT</> attribute, for backwards compatibility with pre-8.1
the <literal>INHERIT</> attribute, for backward compatibility with pre-8.1
releases in which users always had use of permissions granted to groups
they were members of.
</para>
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......@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION test(int, int) RETURNS int
The <quote>body</quote> of the function definition
specifies the C-language name of the function, which need not be the
same as the name being declared for SQL use.
(For reasons of backwards compatibility, an empty body
(For reasons of backward compatibility, an empty body
is accepted as meaning that the C-language function name is the
same as the SQL name.)
</para>
......@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ typedef struct
/*
* OPTIONAL pointer to result slot
*
* This is obsolete and only present for backwards compatibility, viz,
* This is obsolete and only present for backward compatibility, viz,
* user-defined SRFs that use the deprecated TupleDescGetSlot().
*/
TupleTableSlot *slot;
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