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--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
system database <literal>template1</literal>. A different template can be
specified by writing <literal>TEMPLATE
<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></literal>. In particular,
- by writing <literal>TEMPLATE template0</literal>, you can create a virgin
- database containing only the standard objects predefined by your
+ by writing <literal>TEMPLATE template0</literal>, you can create a pristine
+ database (one where no user-defined objects exist and where the system
+ objects have not been altered)
+ containing only the standard objects predefined by your
version of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. This is useful
if you wish to avoid copying
any installation-local objects that might have been added to