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<chapter id="datatype">
<title id="datatype-title">Data Types</title>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
The following types (or spellings thereof) are specified by
- <acronym>SQL</acronym>: <type>bit</type>, <type>bit
+ <acronym>SQL</acronym>: <type>bigint</type>, <type>bit</type>, <type>bit
varying</type>, <type>boolean</type>, <type>char</type>,
<type>character varying</type>, <type>character</type>,
<type>varchar</type>, <type>date</type>, <type>double
<para>
<acronym>SQL</acronym> only specifies the integer types
- <type>integer</type> (or <type>int</type>) and
- <type>smallint</type>. The type <type>bigint</type>, and the
+ <type>integer</type> (or <type>int</type>),
+ <type>smallint</type>, and <type>bigint</type>. The
type names <type>int2</type>, <type>int4</type>, and
<type>int8</type> are extensions, which are shared with various
other <acronym>SQL</acronym> database systems.