"columnstore" meaning in English

See columnstore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒl.əm.stɔ(ɹ)/ Forms: columnstores [plural]
Etymology: From column + store. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|column|store}} column + store Head templates: {{en-noun}} columnstore (plural columnstores)
  1. (databases, data management) A database storage method that stores data tables by columns rather than rows, optimizing for analytical query performance.

Inflected forms

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