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Schema-on-Read

Architectural Definition

An architectural pattern where data is given structure at the time of retrieval rather than at the time of ingestion, common in Hadoop/Spark healthcare builds.

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application/json
{
  "entity": "schema-on-read",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "displayName": "Schema-on-Read",
    "status": "DRAFT",
    "version": "1.0.4",
    "isStandardized": false
  }
}
Standard
ISO-8601
Data Type
String/Obj
Steward
Arch Council
Verified
Feb 2026