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| definition | Organisation or structure for a database. The activity of data modelling leads to a schema. (The plural form is schemata.) The term is used in discussing both relational databases and object-oriented databases. The term sometimes refers to a visualisation of a structure and sometimes to a formal text-oriented description. | ||||||
| editorial note | Expert review decision, 2021-22: No review this cycle | ||||||
| example | Two common types of database schemata are the star schema and the snowflake schema. | ||||||
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