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

That database only tracks "unprovoked" incidents – excluding those potentially encouraged by humans through activities such as spear fishing – but a fuller database of all recorded shark interactions in Australia is maintained by Taronga Conservation Society.

From BBC

Commercially available DNA databases were used to identify otherwise unknown fathers.

From BBC

"They are not currently saved permanently to any database."

From BBC

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s database confirmed that Allen died early Tuesday morning at a local hospital.

From Los Angeles Times

Migration experts say other Brexit factors, like the ending of fingerprint database access, have also made a difference.

From BBC