Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Josué Maldonado <josue(at)lamundial(dot)hn>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS
Date: 2003-12-13 19:05:50
Message-ID: 200312132005.50788.peter_e@gmx.net
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Josué Maldonado wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and
> > what does it mean and how to apply it on real development.
>
> We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a
> typical DBMS.

No, it means there are object-oriented elements in it, like abstract
data types and inheritance.

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