# Base
A database with table, grid, or list views of a collection of notes with selected properties and formulas with associated query filters, group, and sort criteria..
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## Scope
- Provides multiple views with different query crtieria, which can be selected as embedded bases in view or canvas notes.
- Enables CSV export from a base for integration with other apps such as Neo4j as well as Swift and Python apps, services, scripts, commands, or agents.
## Broader
- [[Obsidian Notes (Term)|Obsidian Notes]]
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#vocab/term · created 2026-08-29 · modified 2026-08-29