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toc_folder_title: Database Engines
toc_priority: 27
toc_title: Introduction
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# Database Engines {#database-engines}

Database engines allow you to work with tables.

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).

You can also use the following database engines:

-   [MySQL](../../engines/database-engines/mysql.md)

-   [MaterializeMySQL](../../engines/database-engines/materialize-mysql.md)

-   [Lazy](../../engines/database-engines/lazy.md)

-   [Atomic](../../engines/database-engines/atomic.md)

-   [PostgreSQL](../../engines/database-engines/postgresql.md)

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