as in information
a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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Recent Examples of databases
To determine how many of those individuals were specifically detained or deported, ABC News matched records across both databases using unique identifiers such as the date of arrest, gender, country of citizenship, and birth year.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Baez conducted over 215 unauthorized personal searches of NYPD databases to track down his vehicle and the Genesis, prosecutors say.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Over the next two days, Baez allegedly conducted over 200 unauthorized searches of NYPD databases to try to locate his vehicle and the Hyundai Genesis.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Banks continue to maintain separate ledgers, disconnected risk systems and fragmented compliance databases.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The eight-building business park totals 119,000 square feet, according to commercial property databases.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Calls for the Department of Homeland Security to be abolished and pushback on gang databases ignore the real threats to our communities.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Those types of tools are now responsible for the majority of databases on Supabase's platform, with Claude Code being the largest contributor in 2026, Copplestone said.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 4 June 2026
The secretary could work with researchers to obtain huge databases pulled from health systems nationwide and maintained by major electronic health records companies.
—CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Baez conducted over 215 unauthorized personal searches of NYPD databases to track down his vehicle and the Genesis, prosecutors say.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Over the next two days, Baez allegedly conducted over 200 unauthorized searches of NYPD databases to try to locate his vehicle and the Hyundai Genesis.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Banks continue to maintain separate ledgers, disconnected risk systems and fragmented compliance databases.
—Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The eight-building business park totals 119,000 square feet, according to commercial property databases.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Calls for the Department of Homeland Security to be abolished and pushback on gang databases ignore the real threats to our communities.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Those types of tools are now responsible for the majority of databases on Supabase's platform, with Claude Code being the largest contributor in 2026, Copplestone said.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 4 June 2026
The secretary could work with researchers to obtain huge databases pulled from health systems nationwide and maintained by major electronic health records companies.
—CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
Noun
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And people can integrate a lot of information.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The bill is designed to ensure oversight agencies share information with each other.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Both of those marks targeted a wide swath of categories, from mobile games, jewelry and bags to container goods, textiles, clothing and sporting articles.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2026
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The team searched family history records, old newspaper articles and other historical sources to gather material.—
Velvet Wu
June 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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