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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml index 9709dd613ff..09d7a24a25c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml @@ -3021,10 +3021,11 @@ ANALYZE measurement; <firstterm>foreign data wrapper</firstterm>. A foreign data wrapper is a library that can communicate with an external data source, hiding the details of connecting to the data source and fetching data from it. There - are several foreign data wrappers available, which can for example read - plain data files residing on the server, or connect to another PostgreSQL - instance. If none of the existing foreign data wrappers suit your needs, - you can write your own; see <xref linkend="fdwhandler">. + is a foreign data wrapper available as a <file>contrib</file> module, + which can read plain data files residing on the server. Other kind of + foreign data wrappers might be found as third party products. If none of + the existing foreign data wrappers suit your needs, you can write your + own; see <xref linkend="fdwhandler">. </para> <para> |