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toc_folder_title: Database Engines
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toc_title: Introduction
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# Database Engines {#database-engines}
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Database engines allow you to work with tables.
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By default, ClickHouse uses database engine [Atomic ](../../engines/database-engines/atomic.md ). It is provides configurable [table engines ](../../engines/table-engines/index.md ) and an [SQL dialect ](../../sql-reference/syntax.md ).
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You can also use the following database engines:
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- [MySQL ](../../engines/database-engines/mysql.md )
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- [MaterializeMySQL ](../../engines/database-engines/materialize-mysql.md )
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- [Lazy ](../../engines/database-engines/lazy.md )
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- [Atomic ](../../engines/database-engines/atomic.md )
- [PostgreSQL ](../../engines/database-engines/postgresql.md )
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[Original article ](https://clickhouse.tech/docs/en/database_engines/ ) <!--hide-->
