Medical

schema

Also found in: Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
(redirected from Database schema)

schema

 [ske´mah]
a plan, outline, or arrangement.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sche·ma

, pl.

sche·ma·ta

(skē'mă, skē-mah'tă),
1. A plan, outline, or arrangement. Synonym(s): scheme
2. In sensorimotor theory, the organized unit of cognitive experience.
[G. schēma, shape, form]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

schema

(skē′mə)
n. pl. schemata (skē-mä′tə, skĭ-măt′ə) or schemas
Psychology A pattern imposed on complex reality or experience to assist in explaining it, mediate perception, or guide response.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

sche·ma

, pl. schemata (skē'mă -mă-tă)
1. A plan, outline, or arrangement.
Synonym(s): scheme.
2. In sensorimotor theory, the organized unit of cognitive experience.
[G. schēma, shape, form]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
* schema represents the database schema. For example, a database schema for an archaeological site.
The database schema of the "Atlas of Election" represents a universal model for the Czech Republic.
Distribution design of logical database schemas. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 9 (4) 487-504.
Database design is a process of generating a database schema using a specific data model.
This latest version improves over older version with the addition of revised change management and security forensics that can be used to examine changes to database permissions and database schema. Other added functions include enhanced SQL agent management, extended database and table management, extra problem diagnosis information and integrated training facilities.
The Design Studio post-processing engine builds all HTML screens, wireless device renderings, database schema and table definitions and prepares an application meta-data definition that drives the Neteos core eRMNow!
This phase is totally automated by a tool called VHDM Database Schema Generator.
Schema and interface changes are quite common because not only is it difficult to predetermine the database schema for many complex applications during the first pass, but application requirements also typically change over time.
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.