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.
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In 2023, Liu made $137,000 in regular pay and $158,000 in overtime, according to Transparent California, a database of public employee pay.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
In 2000, detectives requested to add Van Huss' DNA to state and national databases.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024
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—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
But Yoder realized that 15 years of data on Joshua trees’ reproductive activity could be gathered via the iNaturalist database, where users can upload photos of plants and animals from their smartphones.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
In 2000, detectives requested to add Van Huss' DNA to state and national databases.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024
Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Piper Sandler initiates Couchbase as overweight Piper said in its initiation of Couchbase that the selloff is overdone for the cloud database services software company.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
But Yoder realized that 15 years of data on Joshua trees’ reproductive activity could be gathered via the iNaturalist database, where users can upload photos of plants and animals from their smartphones.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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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
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