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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/acronyms.sgml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml | 5 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/acronyms.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/acronyms.sgml index 23ab3b410bd..5dad0db1378 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/acronyms.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/acronyms.sgml @@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><acronym>CTE</acronym></term> + <listitem> + <para> + <link linkend="queries-with">Common Table Expression</link> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><acronym>CVE</acronym></term> <listitem> <para> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml index f6e081ea732..693fce531f4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml @@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ SELECT <replaceable>select_list</replaceable> FROM <replaceable>table_expression <sect1 id="queries-with"> - <title><literal>WITH</literal> Queries</title> + <title><literal>WITH</literal> Queries (Common Table Expressions)</title> <indexterm zone="queries-with"> <primary>WITH</primary> @@ -1539,7 +1539,8 @@ SELECT <replaceable>select_list</replaceable> FROM <replaceable>table_expression <para> <literal>WITH</> provides a way to write subqueries for use in a larger - query. The subqueries can be thought of as defining + query. The subqueries, which are often referred to as Common Table + Expressions or <acronym>CTE</acronym>s, can be thought of as defining temporary tables that exist just for this query. One use of this feature is to break down complicated queries into simpler parts. An example is: |