Error with word 'desc'

Hi,
Seems that everytime I use the word 'desc' I got an error. For example, this
query:
SELECT code, desc FROM or_code_table WHERE tr = 'FORMAT'
gave me
ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "desc"

When I created the table I got the same error too. I got around that by
creating the table using pgaccess instead of using psql console.

Is 'desc' a reserved key word of some kind ? Even if yes (like in mysql or
oracle), the parser should understand the context in which it's mentioned. I
don't remember I got that kind of error with mysql / oracle.

Here is the table:

lightcone=# \d or_code_table;
Table "or_code_table"
Column | Type | Modifiers
----------+--------------------------+---------------
code | character varying(2) | not null
tr | character varying(10) | not null
desc | character varying(100) |
mod_user | character varying(15) |
mod_time | timestamp with time zone | default now()
Primary key: or_code_table_pkey

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

RDB

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Reuben D. Budiardja
Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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