database

American  

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /

Or data-base,

noun

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

2. data bank.

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database British  

/ 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

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database Scientific  

/ dā′tə-bās′,dăt′ə- /

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

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database Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of database

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base ¹

Example Sentences

Oracle’s unique database architecture, which was built to promote speed and efficiency between servers, is especially well-suited to AI workloads with high volumes of data, according to Goldman Sachs.

From MarketWatch

But some security researchers think it is actually an old database that was gathered from data which could be publicly viewed - such as names and locations - in 2022.

From BBC

To support future discoveries, the team has launched an open online database that contains the results of the study, allowing researchers around the world to explore the data:

From Science Daily

Searches of existing compound databases confirmed that these substances had not been reported before.

From Science Daily

To understand how this played out, the research team assembled an extensive fossil database spanning two centuries of late Ordovician and early Silurian paleontology.

From Science Daily