Definitions

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

  • noun A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval.
  • transitive verb To put (data) into a database.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun an organized body of related information.

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  • noun computing A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
  • noun computing A set of tables in a database(1).
  • noun computing A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).
  • noun computing A combination of (1) and (2).
  • verb To enter data into a database

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

  • noun an organized body of related information

Etymologies

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data +‎ base

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Examples

  • The next statement uses the databases property ($db. databases) of the Server object to retrieve (from the databases collection) the database specified in the $database parameter.

    Simple Talk rss feed 2008

  • The $database value is derived from user input when the script is first called. tables: The collection of tables available in the database specified in

    Simple Talk rss feed 2008

  • $database: The specific database that contains the target collection of objects, such as tables and views.

    Simple Talk rss feed 2008

  • The google image search database is not updated nearly as often as the main database so it's unlikely this result is a side effect of your story.

    Boing Boing 2006

  • More gold is added to the game databases, hence the term database inflation.

    Deflation in WoW? 2005

  • "I firmly believe that a consumer 'database'-the word database in this case is actually a misnomer-carrying the government's imprimatur must only include data that is accurate."

    Slate Magazine Timothy Noah 2011

  • Essentially they need to be accorded the same processes and protection as for any other databases (I am using the term database here in the loosest sense), as these could contain sensitive or personal data that is vital to your business.

    TechNet Blogs Andrew_Fryer 2010

  • What incentive do they have to make sure the database is accurate?

    Anti-Consumer Regulation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • This database is an attempt to compile many sources of information into one place; to give as complete a listing as is possible of the hundreds of architecturally significant houses in Oak Park.

    Check Out This Wright Site 2008

  • The heart of the database is the national list of voters produced each year by Elections Canada.

    hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » Demographic Methodology of the Conservative Party 2008

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