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schema

schema

8 7.0
A simple drawing that shows how a plan or system works
  • noun
  • /ˈskiːmə/
: esquema
  • The software uses a visual schema to illustrate the relationships between different components of the database.
  • STAR schema
  • snowflake schema
  • Warehouse Schema

It gave us flashbacks to the AMD decoder ring for a CPU naming schema.

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Examples

  • We propose an abbreviated periodization schema that encompasses our modern era.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Using the relational model, they demonstrated how a limited management accounting schema could be developed.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Now by itself this schema does you absolutely no good.

  • In the absence of a theoretical model to guide schema design, appropriate event information was not identified.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A rich metadata schema enables establishing relations between various systems that contain scientific research.

    Academic text (2012)
  • First, we used the SG coding schema to describe the foundational narrative structure in the stories.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Their normalized relational schema consists of three basic relations: DEPT, JOB, and TRANSACTION.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The teacher presented a schema to help students understand the structure of an argumentative essay.

  • The research paper included a schema outlining the stages of the experimental process.

Synonyms

design
vsschema
∞ 2.8

A plan or drawing that shows how something will look and work

is a preliminary diagrammatic representation rather than the full planning process
scheme
vsschema
474 3.9

A way of organizing work or thoughts

is a visual preliminary representation rather than an abstract organized system
plan
vsschema
  • Specialized
118 2.5

A detailed drawing that shows the design of a building

is a general preliminary diagram for ideas not only final architectural layouts
framework
vsschema
72 4.2

A set of ideas and rules that helps people plan and understand something

is a diagrammatic preliminary depiction not a broad conceptual system of rules
outline
vsschema
64 2.7

A short plan that shows the main points of something

is a visual preliminary representation focusing on diagram rather than text
blueprint
vsschema
59 3.9

A detailed plan used as a guide to make or achieve something

is a simpler preliminary diagram rather than a detailed implementable plan
schematic drawing
vsschema
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A drawing that uses simple symbols to show parts of a machine or electrical circuit

is a general preliminary visual representation not limited to symbolic diagrams

Antonyms

351 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

22 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

Compounds

schema definition
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A plan that shows how data is organized and the rules it must follow

How Detailed

blueprint
59 3.9
schema
8 7.0
diagram
91 2.8
outline
64 2.7
sketch
222 2.5

Surface Forms

schema singular
schemas plural

Etymology

Schema comes from the Greek schema meaning 'shape' or 'form', and you can think of a schema like a simple plan or picture, similar to a scheme, that shows the main parts of something. So a schema as a diagram helps you see how a system or idea fits together.