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📖 Carolopedia › SchemaGuide page
📖What it means
The declared shape of a store — which tables exist, which columns, of what type. Changing a schema is not like changing code: existing rows have to survive it.
⚖️What it is NOT
The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.
Not: Design
A schema is the literal declared structure; a design explains why it is that way.
Not: Migration
The schema is the shape; a migration is the act of changing it safely.
🗣️Also called
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