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impedance mismatch

impedance mismatch noun: a set of conceptual and technical difficulties that are often encountered when a relational database is being served by an object-oriented application program, particularly because objects or class definitions must be mapped to database tables defined by a relational schema.

Noun

impedance mismatch (plural impedance mismatches)

  1. (object-oriented programming) A set of conceptual and technical difficulties that are often encountered when a relational database is being served by an object-oriented application program, particularly because objects or class definitions must be mapped to database tables defined by a relational schema.
    • Some argue that having impedance mismatch is difficult for programming intensive applications.1997, Bhavani M. Thuraisingham, Data Management Systems: Evolution and Interoperation, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 33
    • But the impedance mismatch between SQL and Java was no better than between SQL and other languages.2002, Jim Melton, Advanced SQL:1999: Understanding Object-Relational and Other Advanced Features, Morgan Kaufmann, →ISBN, page 353

Forms of impedance mismatch

pluralimpedance mismatches

Origin of impedance mismatch

Derived from the concept of impedance matching in electrical engineering.

Questions about impedance mismatch

What does impedance mismatch mean?
Impedance mismatch means a set of conceptual and technical difficulties that are often encountered when a relational database is being served by an object-oriented application program, particularly because objects or class definitions must be mapped to database tables defined by a relational schema.
What part of speech is impedance mismatch?
Impedance mismatch is a noun.
What is the plural of impedance mismatch?
The plural of impedance mismatch is impedance mismatches.

Words near impedance mismatch in the dictionary

  1. impedability
  2. impedable
  3. impedance
  4. impedance coil
  5. impedance coils
  6. impedance mismatch
  7. impedance mismatches
  8. impedance plethysmography
  9. impedancemetric
  10. impedancemetry
  11. impedances

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