data warehouse

noun

Computers. a large, centralized collection of digital data gathered from various units within an organization: The annual report uses information from the data warehouse.

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Nearby words

data point, data processing, data protection, data set, data structure, data warehouse, database, database management, datacard, datacenter, dataflow architecture

Origin of data warehouse

First recorded in 1985–90

Related forms

data warehousing, noun

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