name vs text vs varchar

From: "mike" <matrix(at)quadrent(dot)net>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: name vs text vs varchar
Date: 2001-03-05 16:53:18
Message-ID: 001901c0a594$c8c0b830$0100000a@Domain.wyd2002.org
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reading through the curent development docs, I've run accross a data type called "name", and it looks very similar to varchar or text, and I'm wondering if there is any atvantage to useing this data type over varchar or even text?

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