database
noun
a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.
databases
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pluralof database.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Investigators also looked to see if they could find living or deceased relatives through official DNA databases but none came up, the inquest heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The finding suggests that unconventional sources can help fill major information gaps, especially in countries where formal biodiversity databases are still limited.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
So her personal information, spread over multiple government databases, is messy, incomplete, often contradictory and may even have been inadvertently combined with others who share her name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The numbers can be found in federal databases and are tracked, for example, by the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Of these, nine had distinct patterns of small mutations that the researchers could 'not find in any databases or in the literature.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
