database

or da·ta-base, da·ta base

[ dey-tuh-beys ]

/ ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /

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noun

a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.

data bank.

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Origin of database

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base¹

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How to use database in a sentence

Paperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If ISIS “came into a base and killed hundreds of troops, then people would ask a lot more questions.”
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Huckabee will also need to establish a reliable fundraising base, something that up until now has proved to be elusive.
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Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention|Ben Jacobs|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The upper part of the stem is usually unbranched, but whorls of branches occur towards the base.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
It is a vile world because it is an under-educated world, unreasonable, suspicious, base and ferocious.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In ordinary work, however, it is safer to base the distinction upon size than upon structure.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
If he married that base-born creature Dorothy, no respectable person would ever enter the house.
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There might be in the school boys base enough to charge that he lacked spirit in his attitude of armed neutrality.
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British Dictionary definitions for database

database

/ (ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs) /

noun

a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose

informal any large store of informationa database of knowledge

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Scientific definitions for database

database

[ dā′tə-bās′, dăt′ə- ]

A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval by a computer.

Cultural definitions for database

database

A set of data grouped together in one location in (or accessible by) a computer. A computerized database has been likened to an electronic filing cabinet of information arranged for easy access or for a specific purpose.

database

or da·ta-base, da·ta base

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