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doc: remove mention of UT1 in representing time
UT1 was incorrectly specified as our time representation. (UT1 is astronomical time.) We are not actually UTC either because we ignore leap seconds. Reported-by: Thomas Munro Discussion: CAEepm=3-TW9PLwGZhqjSSiEQ9UzJEKE-HELQDzRE0QUSCp8dgw@mail.gmail.com
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doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml

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of time zone names that are recognized by <command>SET TIMEZONE</>,
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along with their associated abbreviations, UTC offsets,
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and daylight-savings status. (Technically,
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses <acronym>UT1</> rather
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than UTC because leap seconds are not handled.)
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> does not use UTC because leap
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seconds are not handled.)
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Unlike the abbreviations shown in <link
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linkend="view-pg-timezone-abbrevs"><structname>pg_timezone_abbrevs</structname></link>, many of these names imply a set of daylight-savings transition
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date rules. Therefore, the associated information changes across local DST

doc/src/sgml/func.sgml

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The time zone offset from UTC, measured in seconds. Positive values
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correspond to time zones east of UTC, negative values to
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zones west of UTC. (Technically,
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> uses <acronym>UT1</> because
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> does not use UTC because
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leap seconds are not handled.)
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</para>
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</listitem>

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