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, 17 Oct. 2025

McCourt voluntarily gave up his state police certification in July, according to the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training database. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025

Even Google admitted that attackers accessed a Salesforce database used for advertising leads. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025

Oracle, which rose 3% on Thursday, said during its AI World conference in Las Vegas that its core database and data platform business will grow and also announced a cloud computing deal with Meta. —Liz Napolitano,pia Singh, CNBC, 16 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