electronic database
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- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
- Specialized
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base de datos electrónica
- The researchers accessed data from an electronic database to analyze climate change trends.
- electronic databases search
- using electronic databases
Examples
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We included five electronic databases: PsycINFO, ERIC, Education Full-Text, Family and Society, and Google Scholar.
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We searched 11 electronic databases for academic literature published through December 2010 (n = 603 articles).
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Data were collected independently using an electronic database.
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Almost every employer asks its job candidates to submit an application into an electronic database.
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We obtained information about influenza testing from CPL's electronic database.
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University libraries subscribe to all these electronic databases in order to provide scholarly resources for research activities.
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From such government websites as USA.gov to electronic databases available through most state libraries, there are endless sources for informational reading.
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For administrative purposes, MH maintains several centralized electronic databases that can be linked by using a unique health services number.
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There are electronic databases for abstracts and indexes available on the web; databases also exist for journals.
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The search of published papers was conducted from electronic databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, and SCOPUS.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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A set of information stored on a computer that you can search and update
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A collection of information stored on a computer so people can find and use it
How Accessible
- Specialized
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- Texting
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a database stored and accessed electronically' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'electronic' (connected to electronic technology) with 'database' (a collection of data). This is a straightforward modifier + noun composition found across languages and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Electronic database comes from two simple ideas: database is a place where many records or files are kept, and electronic means it is kept in machines rather than on paper. So an electronic database is a collection of information 'stored' and 'accessed' by computers, like a filing cabinet on a computer that you can open from anywhere.