Skemat

Skemat is a term that appears in informal online discussions and in some beginner-oriented materials as a generic label for ideas surrounding data schemas and their representations. It is not a defined standard or a widely adopted product. The word seems to be a back-formation from "schema" or "schemata" and is used variably to indicate either a lightweight schema concept, a teaching example, or a small tooling idea rather than a formal specification.

Etymology and usage: The exact origin is unclear; it is primarily encountered in hobbyist tutorials, blog posts, and code examples. In these contexts skemat often denotes a simplified or conceptual schema model used to illustrate validation, data mapping, or API contracts without committing to a particular technology stack.

Applications and interpretations: In some examples, skemat refers to a minimal, human-readable schema format that can be expressed in JSON-like structures or YAML for educational purposes. In other contexts, it is used as a placeholder project name for toy tools that demonstrate schema design, validation, or code generation.

Relation to standards: Skemat is not an official standard in database design or API specification. For formal work, established schema languages and specifications such as JSON Schema, XML Schema, OpenAPI, GraphQL type definitions, or ER diagrams are used.

See also: schema, data model, database schema, JSON Schema, ER diagram, OpenAPI, GraphQL.