# The Stacks Project

## Tag 01IJ

Definition 25.9.1. A scheme is a locally ringed space with the property that every point has an open neighbourhood which is an affine scheme. A morphism of schemes is a morphism of locally ringed spaces. The category of schemes will be denoted $\textit{Sch}$.

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\begin{definition}
\label{definition-scheme}
\begin{history}
In \cite{EGA1} what we call a scheme was called a pre-sch\'ema'' and the
name sch\'ema'' was reserved for what is a separated scheme in the
Stacks project. In the second edition \cite{EGA1-second} the terminology
was changed to the terminology that is now standard. However, one may
occasionally encounter the terminology prescheme'', for example in
\cite{Murre-lectures}.
\end{history}
A {\it scheme} is a locally ringed space with the property that
every point has an open neighbourhood which is an affine scheme.
A {\it morphism of schemes} is a morphism of locally
ringed spaces. The category of schemes will be denoted
$\Sch$.
\end{definition}

## Historical remarks

In [EGA1] what we call a scheme was called a ''pre-schéma'' and the name ''schéma'' was reserved for what is a separated scheme in the Stacks project. In the second edition [EGA1-second] the terminology was changed to the terminology that is now standard. However, one may occasionally encounter the terminology ''prescheme'', for example in [Murre-lectures].

Comment #917 by Johan Commelin (site) on August 14, 2014 a 9:37 am UTC

Maybe we want a historical remark here about the “prescheme/scheme” terminology, possibly with a short list of literature that is still influential but dates back to the “prescheme”-era.

Comment #921 by Johan (site) on August 17, 2014 a 8:03 pm UTC

OK, I made a short historical comment on this. See here.

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