schema
English meaning: Schema
Definition
A structured outline or model defining how data is organized in a database or document.
Example
“Changing the database schema required updating every application that read from it.”
Another example: “In psychology, a schema is a mental pattern that helps us interpret new information.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A technical term in computing for the structure defining how data is organized; also used in psychology for a mental framework. Formal register. Plural can be "schemas" or, more technically, "schemata".
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Greek 'schema' (form, figure); the data sense is modern.
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Common Collocations
- database schema
- schema definition
- xml schema
- define a schema
- schema design
Word Forms
schema (n); schemas/schemata (pl); schematic (adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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