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   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> includes one function to generate a UUID:
</p><pre class="synopsis">
<code class="function">gen_random_uuid</code> () → <code class="returnvalue">uuid</code>
</pre><p>
   This function returns a version 4 (random) UUID.  This is the most commonly
   used type of UUID and is appropriate for most applications.
  </p><p>
   The <a class="xref" href="uuid-ossp.html" title="F.49. uuid-ossp">uuid-ossp</a> module provides additional functions that
   implement other standard algorithms for generating UUIDs.
  </p><p>
   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> also provides the usual comparison
   operators shown in <a class="xref" href="functions-comparison.html#FUNCTIONS-COMPARISON-OP-TABLE" title="Table 9.1. Comparison Operators">Table 9.1</a> for
   UUIDs.
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