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
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All of our customers' information was kept in a database.
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Underwood said Illinois keeps a scouting database with just about every player in every age group overseas.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
There are federal health databases in which anyone can report side effects or reactions following a vaccine -- officials are then able to review these reports and identify any potential safety issues.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 May 2025
The news organizations used data from Bonneville and from a national database compiled by researchers at the Berkeley Lab to analyze how many large renewable energy projects waiting for grid connections made it to the finish line.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Advocates and Democrats have spent weeks ratcheting up criticism over a move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take down the online database.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
There are federal health databases in which anyone can report side effects or reactions following a vaccine -- officials are then able to review these reports and identify any potential safety issues.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 May 2025
The news organizations used data from Bonneville and from a national database compiled by researchers at the Berkeley Lab to analyze how many large renewable energy projects waiting for grid connections made it to the finish line.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Advocates and Democrats have spent weeks ratcheting up criticism over a move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to take down the online database.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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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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