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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of database

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base¹

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Examples from the Web for database

The hitch was that the genetic profile has to be removed from the database if the person is exonerated.
The Math That Keeps Helping College Rapists|Michael Daly|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stotts said he also hopes to launch similar awards for NFL and NBA medical staffs, with his database helping decide the latter.
The Nate Silver of Sports Injuries|Evin Demirel|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, the database did not contain financial information or other confidential personal information.
EVERY eBay Account Holder Worldwide Has Been Hacked, Company Says|Tom Sykes|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when the database flags a conflict, the court must notify the judge.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer|Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Neither Galeotti nor Soldatov said the Russians operated a database on that level.
Sorry, Snowden: Putin Lied to You About His Surveillance State—And Made You a Pawn of It|Eli Lake|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These resources have their specific epistemological condition-a printed encyclopedia is different from a database.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
For those still captive to literacy, the alternative is the ubiquitous word-processed letter matched to a list in a database.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

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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Science 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.

Culture 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.