database or da·ta-base, da·ta base noun a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer. Origin of database First recorded in
1965–70; data +
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Examples from the Web for database Contemporary Examples of database But after winning 55 percent of the white vote, Duke had a database of supporters some politicians coveted.
The hitch was that the genetic profile has to be removed from the database if the person is exonerated.
My nearest relation, my wife, is telling me to get off my database and take out the garbage.
Stotts said he also hopes to launch similar awards for NFL and NBA medical staffs, with his database helping decide the latter.
However, the database did not contain financial information or other confidential personal information.
Historical Examples of database For those still captive to literacy, the alternative is the ubiquitous word-processed letter matched to a list in a database .
These resources have their specific epistemological condition-a printed encyclopedia is different from a database .
British Dictionary definitions for database 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 information a database of knowledge
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval by a computer.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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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.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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