plural schemata
ˈskē-mə-tə 
also schemas
also schemas
1
: a diagrammatic presentation
broadly
: a structured framework or plan : outline
2
: a mental codification of experience that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli
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Despite varying environments, the challenges—data engineering, schema mapping and testing against baselines—are consistent.
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Michael Roytman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Create a detailed map of functional and technology capabilities and map data architecture to identify metadata repositories, data lineage tools, data schema, ETL process, system of insight and reporting.
3.
—Balaji Ram, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
As mentioned above, businesses employing direct database access—some of them for many years—have struggled with a few issues, including:
• Business users with direct connections to a database must understand table relationships, computations and database schema.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
There was no existing schema for someone like Harris.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
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Michael Roytman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Create a detailed map of functional and technology capabilities and map data architecture to identify metadata repositories, data lineage tools, data schema, ETL process, system of insight and reporting.
3.
—Balaji Ram, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
As mentioned above, businesses employing direct database access—some of them for many years—have struggled with a few issues, including:
• Business users with direct connections to a database must understand table relationships, computations and database schema.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
There was no existing schema for someone like Harris.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
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schema
noun
sche·ma
ˈskē-mə
plural schemata
-mət-ə
also schemas
also schemas
1
: a nonconscious adjustment of the brain to the afferent impulses indicative of bodily posture that is a prerequisite of appropriate bodily movement and of spatial perception
2
: the organization of experience in the mind or brain that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli
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