Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation database administrator
  • abbreviation Doctor of Business Administration
  • abbreviation doing business as

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  • initialism computing database analyst
  • initialism computing database administrator
  • initialism business doing business as, usually dba.
  • initialism business Doctor of Business Administration
  • initialism daily benefit amount

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation

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Examples

  • I have a lot of experience working with JavaScript and XHTML / CSS, very comfortable doing frontend and backend development, as well as database work (although, I don't want to use the term DBA).

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  • I have a lot of experience working with JavaScript and XHTML / CSS, very comfortable doing frontend and backend development, as well as database work (although, I don't want to use the term DBA).

    fullasagoog.com full roast blend 2008

  • No, jmo. $135k/year (if that’s what an Oracle DBA is paid these days, which I doubt) is a decent wage. $100 million/year is a ripoff, robbery.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Wage Stagnation Debate 2010

  • It's being exacerbated by the collapse of the USD, too, as any investor can speculate on grains by investing in DBA.

    Canadian Silver Bug - April Musings Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2008

  • The DBA is a nonprofit corporation organized to promote the businesses of downtown.

    coloradoan.com - Local News 2010

  • DBA, which is NOT built around "total return swaps" like other inverse / leveraged funds, is essentially a basket of futures contracts - primarily wheat, corn and soybeans, with sugar thrown in for good measure.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • DBA, which is NOT built around "total return swaps" like other inverse / leveraged funds, is essentially a basket of futures contracts - primarily wheat, corn and soybeans, with sugar thrown in for good measure.

    China Stocks News and Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009

  • The Database Administrator (aka DBA) is the most stable job in the IT world.

    ERE.net 2009

  • In some states, the DBA is a state-level filing, while in others it's a county filing. llinois requires that the assumed name be filed with the County Clerk of the county in which you will be doing business.

    About.com Entrepreneurs 2009

  • Among the top 10 stories on the DBA was the tragedy of motor racing legend Peter Brock's death in a WA rally on September 8, 2006.

    WA Business News - Latest News 2008

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