noun

schema

schema, diagram, outline, plan

The architect presented a schema of the new building.

The architect presented a schema of the new building.

This database schema defines the table structure.

This database schema defines the table structure.

((a schema of sth.)) a representation of a plan or theory The database schema is complex.

Synonyms: diagram, plan, outline, model

From Greek 'skhēma' meaning 'form, figure'. It refers to a structural outline of something.

Think of a 'schema' as a more technical or formal version of a 'scheme' or 'plan', often represented as a diagram.

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