Databases & SQL

Materialised View

/məˈtɪəriəlaɪzd vjuː/

Definition

A database view whose result is pre-computed and stored, refreshed periodically — faster reads at the cost of staleness.

Example in context

"The analytics materialised view refreshes nightly — real-time data isn't needed and the join is expensive."

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Practice this term

Master Materialised View in context by working through exercises in the Databases & SQL module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.