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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
index 7fb52833e8a..636435fe1d8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
@@ -758,8 +758,9 @@ UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING
If you do not specify a column name, a name is chosen automatically
by <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. If the column's expression
is a simple column reference then the chosen name is the same as that
- column's name; in more complex cases a generated name looking like
- <literal>?column<replaceable>N</>?</literal> is usually chosen.
+ column's name. In more complex cases a function or type name may be
+ used, or the system may fall back on a generated name such as
+ <literal>?column?</literal>.
</para>
<para>