schema

CEFRB2

/ˈskiːmə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A plan or structure showing how information is organized.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.

Examples

  • Make sure your submission is consistent with the project schema.

  • Schema therapy did wonders for Tom.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈskimə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).

  2. A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files.

  3. A formula in the metalanguage of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear, which stand for any term or subformula of the system, which may or may not be required to satisfy certain conditions.

More examples

In context

  • The database schema defines how the tables are organized.

Synonyms

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The database blank showed how the tables were connected to each other.

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Origin

noun

Unadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Doublet of scheme.