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database

database

402 3.4
A set of information stored on a computer that you can search and update
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : base de datos
  • Conduct a search of your practice database for patients with a diagnosis of OSA.
  • database access
  • online database
  • use the database

And it's part of their database of uttered language.

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Examples

  • One approach is to build a database of words and their stems.

  • Her connections outside of the building are to the public library and various databases and academic sources.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Always before you use the database, always check this page.

  • We're linked into every law enforcement database in the world.

  • What we didn't have was an integrated database about all those patients.

  • And the current databases are not very efficient.

  • The only demographic information available in the database provided was maternal age.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Jesse is entered into federal, state and local databases as a missing person.

  • I downloaded a native plant database while I was waiting for you in Lihue.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The researchers compiled a comprehensive database to analyze climate change data from various sources.

Synonyms

dataset
vsdatabase
  • Specialized
21 3.5

A set of related facts or numbers organized for study

is a managed and accessible structured set not just an analysis collection
computer database
vsdatabase
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A collection of information stored on a computer so people can find and use it

can also exist in non-digital forms and be available in many ways
online database
vsdatabase
  • Texting
3 3.2

A collection of information on computers that people access over the Internet

is broader, covering data held in various media and accessed many ways
relational database
vsdatabase
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A system that stores information in tables linked by keys

is more general and not limited to table-based organization
electronic database
vsdatabase
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A collection of information stored on a computer for easy access

can exist in other physical forms and be accessible in different ways
object-oriented database
vsdatabase
  • Specialized
6.7

A database that keeps data and the programs that use it together, good for storing images and videos

is the general structured set, not specifically bundling operations with data
lexical database
vsdatabase
  • Specialized
7.6

A collection of information about words, including meanings, forms, and links between words

is a general structured set of data not limited to word information

Compounds

computer database
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A collection of information stored on a computer so people can find and use it

online database
  • Texting
3 3.2

A collection of information on computers that people access over the Internet

relational database
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A system that stores information in tables linked by keys

database management
  • Specialized
1 3.6

To create, organize, and care for a database to keep its data correct and safe

electronic database
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A collection of information stored on a computer for easy access

1 3.9

A program that stores and lets you find and change large sets of information

lexical database
  • Specialized
7.6

A collection of information about words, including meanings, forms, and links between words

6.7

A database that keeps data and the programs that use it together, good for storing images and videos

A database that stores data as items that behave like parts of a program

Software that stores data in tables and lets people find and change it

How Big

databank
  • Specialized
6 4.0
database
  • Specialized
402 3.4
dataset
  • Specialized
21 3.5
data point
24 2.9

Surface Forms

database singular
databases plural

Morphology

database = data + base (transparent) = data + base

A clear compound of 'data' + 'base' meaning a place where data are stored; the meaning directly follows from the components.

Etymology

Database is a compound of data ('facts or numbers') and base ('a foundation or place to keep things'), so it means a 'base' where information is kept and can be searched.