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A schema in general is a specific, well-documented, and consistent plan. The related word, scheme means a loosely described plan. The word schema comes from the Greek word "σχήμα" (skhēma), which means shape or more generally plan. The Greek plural is "σχήματα" (skhēmata). In English, both schemas and schemata are used as plural form. Schema may refer to:

In computer science:

  • Ontology (computer science), a data model that represents the relationships of a set of concepts within a domain
  • XML schema, a way to define the structure, content and, to some extent, the semantics of XML documents
  • Z specification language, part of a formal specification
  • Database schema (disambiguation)
  • Schema (genetic algorithms) or Schema (genetic programming), a set of programs or bit strings that have some genotypic similarity; usually specified by a template

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