Rowstore

//ˈɹoʊˌstɔ(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "This is in contrast to most common database systems, “rowstores", where values of different attributes from the same tuple are stored consecutively."

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"This is in contrast to most common database systems, “rowstores", where values of different attributes from the same tuple are stored consecutively."

Etymology

From row + store.

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