data bank

American  

Or databank

noun

1. a fund of information on a particular subject or group of related subjects, usually stored in and used via a computer system.

2. database.

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data bank British  

noun

1. a store of a large amount of information, esp in a form that can be handled by a computer

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Etymology

Origin of data bank

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Indian CPI for September tops the regional calendar, which also includes Indian trade data, bank lending, corporate goods inflation and machinery orders form Japan, and the latest snapshot of industrial production from Malaysia.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

In March 2009, homicide detectives reopened the case and submitted evidence gathered in 1987 to the CAL-DNA data bank in the hopes a lead would emerge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Much of Midnight Protocol’s story plays out over simulated emails, chat sessions, and a small searchable data bank.

From The Verge • Nov. 15, 2021

"I think things like a national data bank to take a look, to make sure that police officers who have a bad record one place can't go to another, makes a difference," he pointed out.

From Fox News • Jun. 9, 2020

Among the billions of notes on file in the Lancet's data bank, there were only two scraps of data available on the 31 Brucker system.

From Star Surgeon by Nourse, Alan Edward