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

Every existing voter's citizenship would be verified against government databases when the bill goes into effect. —Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026

More information about homicides is available from The Sun’s homicides database. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2026

This week, congressional Democrats ramped up their investigation into DOGE's access to Social Security data after receiving whistleblower claims that a former agency software engineer retained databases containing personal information on nearly every American. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026

The state voter registration database would be matched with the driver’s license database at the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which has been verifying citizenship as part of bringing state drivers into compliance with federal REAL ID requirements. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026

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