data warehouse

American  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• data warehousing
  noun

Etymology

Origin of data warehouse

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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data warehouse

"Our great country can be much more than a data warehouse for AI products made overseas."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

“You can already see the writing on the wall,” said Ali Ghodsi, chief executive of Databricks, a data warehouse and analysis company that works with A.I. start-ups.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

The report said the hacker gained access to the university’s data warehouse to analyze the effects of affirmative action following the U.S.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

The financial accounting, the technology infrastructure, the data warehouse, and the hardcore underlying payments to infrastructure, I’m not as involved in.

From The Verge ● Nov. 16, 2021

"We actually don't yet have a data warehouse, it's just not where we prioritize engineering; it's not needed to get vaccines in arms, it's needed for entering questions like you're asking."

From Salon ● May 22, 2021