database

noun

da·​ta·​base ˈdā-tə-ˌbās 

ˈda-,

 also  ˈdä-

computers

: a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer)

an online database

database transitive verb

Examples of database in a Sentence

All of our customers' information was kept in a database.

Recent Examples on the Web

The others are Nigeria, Iran and Sudan, the database shows. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 6 June 2025

Then, apply raw-level recovery software to scan and extract the database file. —Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

Since 2020, Deloitte has been paid $13.8 million to develop the original database of FDA documents that Elsa's training data is derived from. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 June 2025

Even before that, as The New York Times reported last week, Palantir had expanded the reach of its artificial intelligence product within the US government — potentially building an interagency database that would merge huge sets of government information on Americans, from medical to financial. —Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for database

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace
• interface

Kids Definition

database

noun

da·​ta·​base ˈdāt-ə-ˌbās 

ˈdat-,

 also  ˈdät-

: a collection of data that is organized especially to be used by a computer