> but this is a post about PostgreSQL, not Microsoft's SQL Server. I assume that what was meant is what I'd say as “SQL engine” or “SQL query runner”. It is un

> but this is a post about PostgreSQL, not Microsoft's SQL Server. I assume that what was meant is what I'd say as “SQL engine” or “SQL query runner”. It is unfortunate that MS has a habit of using common words in its product names. PG is a SQL server (no capital) in the sense that it is a server that processes SQL statements for retrieving and manipulating data.