"tablebase" meaning in English

See tablebase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tablebases [plural]
Etymology: Blend of table + database Etymology templates: {{blend|en|table|database}} Blend of table + database Head templates: {{en-noun}} tablebase (plural tablebases)
  1. (chess) A computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of a chess endgame position, typically used by a computer chess engine during play. Categories (topical): Chess, Databases

Inflected forms

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