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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml index abb6f56668e..9d2385031ca 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/glossary.sgml @@ -178,6 +178,19 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-basebackup"> + <glossterm>Base Backup</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para> + A binary copy of all + <glossterm linkend="glossary-db-cluster">database cluster</glossterm> + files. It is generated by the tool <xref linkend="app-pgbasebackup"/>. + In combination with WAL files it can be used as the starting point + for recovery, log shipping, or streaming replication. + </para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id="glossary-bloat"> <glossterm>Bloat</glossterm> <glossdef> |