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Schema Matching

Description:

Schema matching refers to the process of determining correspondences between the attributes (or columns) of two or more heterogeneous databases. It helps in integrating data from different sources by establishing relationships between schema elements.

Sense 1 (Noun):

In the context of databases, schema matching is the process of aligning or mapping the attributes of different database schemas to enable data integration.

Example sentence: The companies used schema matching algorithms to integrate their customer data from multiple databases.

Sense 2 (Verb):

In a broader context, schema matching can also refer to the act of manually or automatically matching the structure and elements of various data representations or models, such as XML schemas or ontologies.

Example sentence: The software uses advanced techniques to automatically schema match the XML files, reducing the effort required for integration.

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