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tablebase

tablebase noun: a computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of a chess endgame position, typically used by a computer chess engine during play.

Noun

tablebase (plural tablebases)

  1. A computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of a chess endgame position, typically used by a computer chess engine during play.

Forms of tablebase

pluraltablebases

Origin of tablebase

Blend of table + database.

Questions about tablebase

What does tablebase mean?
Tablebase means a computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of a chess endgame position, typically used by a computer chess engine during play.
What part of speech is tablebase?
Tablebase is a noun.
What is the plural of tablebase?
The plural of tablebase is tablebases.

Words near tablebase in the dictionary

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  2. tableau vivant
  3. tableaus
  4. tableaux
  5. tableaux vivants
  6. tablebase
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  8. tablebook
  9. tablebooks
  10. tablecloth
  11. tableclothed

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