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database

or 岹·ٲ-, da·ta base

[ dey-tuh-beys ]

noun

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


database

/ ˈɪəˌɪ /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

database

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

database

  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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of database1

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base 1
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Detectives ran the crime scene DNA through a national database and matched it to a distant relative.

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"We have customer database, and Co-op member card data."

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"We have a database of hundreds of thousands of people, including their names, ID numbers and addresses - the co-ordinates of the camps. This avoids duplication with the work of other non-governmental organisations and ensures transparency."

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The new record has been confirmed by Guinness World Records and LongeviQuest, a database of the world's oldest people.

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Firefighters and fire captains last year made an average base salary of about $140,100, plus an average of $73,500 in overtime, according to the city’s payroll database.

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