Re: Define MXID acronym in documentation

On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 05:50:55 +0000
Koshino Taiki <koshino(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:

> Thank you for pushing this.
>
> Let me suggest one more small fix.
>
> Since the preceding word is plural, the acronym should probably be
> pluralized too: (<acronym>MXID</acronym>s) rather than
> (<acronym>MXID</acronym>).
>
> This matches existing conventions elsewhere in the docs, e.g. MCVs
> (most common values) and MCFs (most common frequencies) in
> planstats.sgml.

I agree with this suggestion.

Since we already use pluralized acronyms such as MCVs and MCFs in the
documentation, "Multixact IDs (MXIDs)" seems more consistent to me than
"Multixact IDs (MXID)".

Regards,
Yugo Nagata

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> 件名: Re: Define MXID acronym in documentation
>
> > On 5 Aug 2026, at 07:17, Koshino Taiki <koshino(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I noticed that while XID (Transaction ID) is properly defined as an
> > acronym in the PostgreSQL documentation, MXID (Multixact ID) is used
> > without a formal definition.
> >
> > This patch adds an entry for MXID to acronyms.sgml with a link to the
> > "Multixacts and Wraparound" section, and introduces the acronym in
> > maintenance.sgml alongside the existing "Multixact IDs" term, following
> > the same pattern used for XID.
>
> Good find, pushed. Thanks for your contribution!
>
> --
> Daniel Gustafsson
>

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