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While the standard syntax for specifying string constants is usually
convenient, it can be difficult to understand when the desired string
- contains many single quotes or backslashes, since each of those must
+ contains many single quotes, since each of those must
be doubled. To allow more readable queries in such situations,
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> provides another way, called
<quote>dollar quoting</quote>, to write string constants.