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description: 'Documentation for Database Engines'
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title: 'Database Engines'
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# Database engines

Database engines allow you to work with tables. By default, ClickHouse uses the [Atomic](../../engines/database-engines/atomic.md) database engine, which provides configurable [table engines](../../engines/table-engines/index.md) and an [SQL dialect](../../sql-reference/syntax.md).

Here is a complete list of available database engines. Follow the links for more details:

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