# 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.. > [!info]- Canonical definition > This term is maintained in the [[vocab|PKM Vocabulary]] SKOS source, not here. > `pkmv:Base` · [term page](https://w3id.org/pkm/vocab/Base) · [Turtle](https://w3id.org/pkm/vocab/terms/Base.ttl) ## 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]] --- #vocab/term · created 2026-08-29 · modified 2026-08-29