Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rowstore

/ˈɹoʊˌstɔ(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: row-store
IPA: /ˈɹoʊˌstɔ(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A database storage method that organizes data by rows, storing all fields of a record together. This design is best for transactional workloads where entire records are frequently accessed or modified.

Example Sentences

"This is in contrast to most common database systems, “rowstores", where values of different attributes from the same tuple are stored consecutively."
"Now available in Beta for invited users, MemSQL 7.0 SingleStore functionality differentiates MemSQL from other data solutions by reducing the pain of choosing between a rowstore or a columnstore for workloads, eliminating some of the hard tradeoffs and added complexity of typical data management."

Etymology

From row + store.

Inflected Forms

rowstores (plural)

Antonyms

columnstore

Questions

How do you pronounce rowstore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊˌstɔ(ɹ)/.
What does rowstore mean?: A database storage method that organizes data by rows, storing all fields of a record together. This design is best for transactional workloads where entire records are frequently accessed or modified.
Where does rowstore come from?: From row + store.

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