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database
/ ˈɪəˌɪ /
noun
- a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose
- informal.any large store of information
a database of knowledge
database
- A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval by a computer.
database
- 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.
Example Sentences
Detectives ran the crime scene DNA through a national database and matched it to a distant relative.
"We have customer database, and Co-op member card data."
"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."
The new record has been confirmed by Guinness World Records and LongeviQuest, a database of the world's oldest people.
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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