schema

1	A database schema specifies the structure of database components and the relationships among those components. The database components are items such as tables.

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An Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema defines the structure of an XML document. An XML schema consists of element declarations and type definitions that describe a model for the information that a well-formed XML document must contain. The XML schema provides a common vocabulary and grammar for XML documents that support exchanging data among applications.

Related terms

application, data, database, declaration, element, Extensible Markup Language (XML), object, table, well-formed XML

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