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I'm pretty sure PostgreSQL is intended to be pronounced "post-gress-q-l", given its relationship to Ingres ("in-gress").
by drv 16y ago
I'm pretty sure PostgreSQL is intended to be pronounced "post-gress-q-l", given its relationship to Ingres ("in-gress").
- randallsquared 16y agoI usually pronounce PostgreSQL "post-greh-see-quel", though sometimes I use the pronunciation you give, just as sometimes I pronounce MySQL as "my-s-q-l". Partly it depends on the conversation, since I tend to fall into whatever the other person is calling it.
- sigzero 16y agoThey used to have a sound bite on the Pg site. They do not pronounce it that way. They pronounce it...ah here you go: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#What_is_PostgreSQL.3F_How_is_it_pronounced.3F_What_is_Postgres.3F http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#What_is_PostgreSQL.3F_Ho...
- auxbuss 16y agoI've always called it just postgress, perhaps because of that reason.