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Discussion on: How do you pronounce "PostgreSQL"?

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PostgreSQL (pronounced "post-gress-Q-L") is an open source relational database management system ( DBMS ) developed by a worldwide team of volunteers. PostgreSQL is not controlled by any corporation or other private entity and the source code is available free of charge.
Learn PostgreSQL here: hackr.io/tutorials/learn-postgres

According to The world's most advanced open source database, the consensus is that you pronounce it post:gres:Q:L.

A phonetic respelling could be 'pohst:grehs:kew:el':

say 'post' as you would the word 'post' in English;
in 'gres' the 'e' sounds like it does in 'best';
QL is pronounced like the letters of the alphabet.