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

See the entire database of restaurant inspections here. —Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025

Tennessee state records show one of those men was denied a private security license, another's expired in 2020 and a third wasn't listed in the database. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025

There is something about standard operation procedures that can be applied [to other side hustles], like finding and booking talent, and keeping their names with a description of their strengths in a database for the future. —Megan Sauer, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025

Pickleball wasn’t common before 2014, and database text fields were shorter before 2019, possibly omitting earlier cases. —New Atlas, 24 Oct. 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