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

He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses, according to Virginia's missing person database. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025

Choose from over 5,000 objects in Unistellar's database, and the telescope will point to it automatically. —Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025

More than 3 million people in 190 countries have used the database, which is cited in thousands of studies. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025

The Sacramento Region Community Foundation’s site links to its nonprofit database, GivingEdge, the website behind the foundation’s annual Big Day of Giving for local nonprofit organizations, to find yet more volunteer opportunities. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 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