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database

Or �岹·�ٲ�-��,

[dey-tuh-beys]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

database

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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of database¹

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base ¹

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The federal fingerprint database can be accessed only for patients who are dying or are the subject of a police investigation, hospital staff said.

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The pair photographed the moth before releasing it back into the wild and logging the find in a database.

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ProPublica pored through archived resumes, federal financial disclosures forms, online databases and other documents.

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Couple of problems with that: Days before Biden took office, the Small Business Administration deleted almost all the database red flags designating potentially questionable or fraudulent loans subject to further review.

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Under cross examination, Det Con Linge broke down in tears when asked about why she did not complete a record of the strip search on the police database until five weeks later.

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data bank database management

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