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columnstores

columnstores is the plural of columnstore.

Meaning of columnstore

Noun

columnstore (plural columnstores)

  1. (data management) A database storage method that stores data tables by columns rather than rows, optimizing for analytical query performance.
    • The HPDB is the functional repository for time-series market data. Unlike a standard database, which reads rows of data, HPDBs are columnstore databases.2011, Paul Zubulake, Sang Lee, The High Frequency Game Changer: How Automated Trading Strategies Have Revolutionized the Markets, illustrated edition, John Wiley & Sons, page 112

Questions about columnstores

What is columnstores the plural of?
Columnstores is the plural of columnstore.

Words near columnstores in the dictionary

  1. columnlike
  2. columns
  3. Columns of Gediminas
  4. columns of Türck
  5. columnstore
  6. columnstores
  7. columnwise
  8. columnwisely
  9. colums
  10. Colunga
  11. Colungas

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