Schema Glossary
Browse 7 schema terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
7 Schema Terms
- Avro
- A row-based binary serialization format with schema evolution support. The schema is stored with the data (or in a schema registry), enabling readers to handle...
- denormalization
- The deliberate introduction of redundancy into a database schema to improve read performance, trading storage space and write complexity for faster queries....
- foreign key
- A column or set of columns in one table that references the primary key of another table, establishing a link between the two. Foreign keys enforce referential...
- Migration
- A versioned change to a database schema — adding tables, modifying columns, creating indices. Applied sequentially to evolve the database alongside the code....
- normalization
- The process of organizing database tables to minimize redundancy and dependency, following a set of progressive rules called normal forms (1NF through 5NF)....
- Schema Registry
- A centralized service for managing and enforcing schemas for Kafka messages (Avro, Protobuf, JSON Schema). Producers register schemas before sending messages;...
- Zod
- A TypeScript-first schema declaration and validation library that lets developers define a schema once and automatically infer the corresponding TypeScript...
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