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 state responded immediately to make sure the breach wouldn't impact the voter registration database. —Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Nov. 2025

See the entire database of restaurant inspections here. —Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025

The sale was the third-highest ever of a home in Charlotte, Premier Sotheby’s officials said in a statement, citing the national Multiple Listing Service database of real estate transactions. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025

The Sovereign Bodies Institute reports that 62% of MMIW cases are never included in missing person databases. —Dawn White, CBS News, 20 Nov. 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