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Schema vs Spec - What's the difference?

schema | spec |

As nouns the difference between schema and spec

is that schema is schema, diagram while spec is (colloquial) short form of specification.

As a verb spec is

to specify, especially in a formal specification document.

schema

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a ).
  • (databases) A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.
  • (markup languages) A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as for XML files.
  • (logic) A formula in the language of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear, which stand for any term or subformula of the system, which may or may not be required to satisfy certain conditions.

    • Synonyms

    * (universally-applicable image or outline) schemat * (databases) schemat * (logic) axiom schema, schemat

    Derived terms

    * conceptual schema * logical schema * physical schema

    Related terms

    * schematic(al)]][[schematically, (ly) * schematism * schematist * schematization * schematize * schematologetically * schematomancy * scheme

    Anagrams

    * *

    References

    * “ schema]” listed in the [[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] , second edition (1989) English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    spec

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) short form of specification
  • (colloquial) short form of speculation
  • short form of specialization
  • short form of special
  • (dialect) a special place (for hiding or viewing)
  • (Australia, Australian rules football, informal) A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.

    • Derived terms

    * on spec

    Verb

  • To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
  • * 1999 , George Buehler, The Troller Yacht Book
    • I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants.
  • * 1995 , Fred Moody, I Sing the Body Electronic: A Year with Microsoft on the Multimedia Frontier
    • Could they still include the kinds of playful animations Ballinger had specced now that the scenes were more realistic-looking and less whimsical?

    Anagrams

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