What does a database schema do?

Defines how data is structured.

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Why: A database schema defines and stores the structure of the data separately from the data itself.

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Schema keeps the structure in shape.
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Answer: Defines how data is structured. A database schema defines and stores the structure of the data separately from the data itself.

  1. Information technology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology
    the structure of the data they contain is defined and stored separately from the data itself, in a database schema
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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