Storage icons

The 23 storage icons in Data Engineering, described

Backupbackup

A backup — a copy of the data kept somewhere else in case the original is lost.

Blobblob

A blob — bytes with no promised shape, opaque binary data stored as is.

Cellcell

A cell — one value at exactly this row and column of a table.

Columncolumn

A column — one attribute read down a table, the same field for every row.

Data lakedata-lake

A data lake — everything kept raw and unstructured in one place until it is needed.

Data warehousedata-warehouse

A data warehouse — everything kept in one central store for analytical queries.

Databasedatabase

A database where records are stored, indexed and queried — the system of record behind an app.

Database adddatabase-add

A database with a plus on it — add a record, or stand up another store.

Database arrow downdatabase-arrow-down

A database with an arrow pointing down on it — import into the store, pull the data in.

Database arrow updatabase-arrow-up

A database with an arrow pointing up on it — export from the store, push the data out.

Database backupdatabase-backup

A database with an arrow pointing back on it — a backup, a copy of the data kept aside.

Database checkdatabase-check

A database with a check on it — the store is healthy, the data verified.

Database removedatabase-remove

A database with a minus on it — delete a record, or drop the store.

Database searchdatabase-search

A database with a magnifying glass on it — query the store, look a record up.

Database zapdatabase-zap

A database with a bolt on it — a store that is fast, or one hit by a spike.

Indexindex-data

An index — the fast way to find a row without scanning everything.

Partitionpartition

A partition — the same table split into ranges or shards for scale.

Primary keyprimary-key

A primary key — the unique column that identifies which row is which.

Purgepurge

Purge — all of it gone, wiped and emptied completely in one action.

Replicareplica

A replica — the standby copy that answers reads and takes over if the primary fails.

Restorerestore

Restore — put the backup copy back and recover what was lost.

Rowrow

A row — one record read across a table, every field for a single item.

Warehousewarehouse

A warehouse — everything shelved in columnar storage and ready to query.

In code, each is one import — import { Backup } from "@iconmind/react/icons/backup" — and the same name in Vue, Svelte, Solid, Preact, React Native, Astro, Blade and Flutter.

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