database

Or da·ta-base,

[dey-tuh-beys]

noun

1. a comprehensive collection of related data datum organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.

2. data bank.

database

/ ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs /

noun

1. a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose

2. informal,  any large store of information

   a database of knowledge

database

1. A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval by a computer.

database

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of database¹

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base ¹

Example Sentences

After a theft, companies post information to an online database detailing what was stolen, how much and from where.

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The CDC didn’t announce his appointment, but an internal database lists him as the agency’s principal deputy director, with a start date of Nov. 23.

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The continent’s economic power, Germany, is building a database of young people, cataloging their fitness and aptitude to help it pick whom to draft should the country be attacked.

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Globally, about 37 percent of oceanic shark and ray species are now listed as either endangered or critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a database for threatened species.

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Provider databases often contain errors, and you would need to preclear your choices with your key doctors, Mantell advised.

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