pgsql: Doc: clarify behavior of timestamptz input some more.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Doc: clarify behavior of timestamptz input some more.
Date: 2025-02-07 17:41:13
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Doc: clarify behavior of timestamptz input some more.

Try to make it absolutely plain that we don't retain the
originally specified time zone, only the UTC timestamp.

While at it, make glossary entries for "UTC" and "GMT".

Author: Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>
Co-authored-by: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/173796426022.1064.9135167366862649513@wrigleys.postgresql.org
Backpatch-through: 13

Branch
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REL_14_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/9f6ad2f43c2fd94cfca99bb178d4eb03754cdd9d

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml | 17 ++++++++++-------
doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

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