[hibernate-issues] [Hibernate-JIRA] Commented: (HHH-2896) unified approach for id and natural-id loading

[ http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-2896?page=c... ] Steve Ebersole commented on HHH-2896: ------------------------------------- Also, we are sometimes using the phrase "natural key" and sometimes using "natural id". As with anything we should try to be consistent. I'd prefer the phrase "natural key" because that is the term most often used in data modeling. JPA decided to use the term "natural id" though strictly speaking a "natural id" is a "natural key" that was selected as the identifier value. But as long as we are consistent I am fine either way. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira