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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Researchers hope the databases created using the digitised text -- which he likens to a kind of "huge Facebook of the past" -- could help bring to light links between people, places and ideas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In another case, the audit found that a high-ranking law enforcement officer misused confidential databases to look up family members and other employees without legitimate business purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
All the more reason to pour cold water on outrageous claims about flagging little enzymes in huge databases.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sutherland said they also considered using genetic genealogy, databases of people who had voluntarily given DNA to trace relatives and family histories, but that was not usually allowed in the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
