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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Historical databases highlight the positive influence of school nursing during the 1918 influenza pandemic as far reaching as Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
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Peloquin said some databases may show a higher number because tornadoes that cross county lines may be counted multiple times.
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TIME, 8 May 2024
Peloquin said some databases may show a higher number because tornadoes that cross county lines may be counted multiple times.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 May 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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