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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
The proposal would teach Palestinians in the West Bank the same tools for cyberdefense in order to protect critical infrastructure, like databases and police offices, according to the same two people.
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Daniel Estrin, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
Of 82 databases that were updated at least monthly at the start of 2025, 38 have stopped — no new data, no explanation, no timeline for resumption.
—Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
Fortune reports that Frontier can connect databases, business systems of record for things like customer relationship management software and HR, and other internal applications, and then allow those AI agents to run processes over these systems.
—John Kell, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Senate Bill 70 would put limits on access to databases and the sharing of information.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Property prices were taken from national statistics agencies and real estate databases, the study said.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The defendants are accused of getting buyers for driver's licenses to pay anywhere from $200 to $1,500 in order to bypass testing requirements, as well as allegedly altering information in government databases in order to skip the steps in the process.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Of the databases on Databricks’ platform, 80% are now being built by AI agents, not people.
—Deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
SpaceX says that its constellation has about 30,000 tracking cameras that are capable of detecting and tracking objects on a continual basis, building up databases that make calculations much faster – minutes instead of hours.
—David Szondy
february 07, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
Daniel Estrin, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
Of 82 databases that were updated at least monthly at the start of 2025, 38 have stopped — no new data, no explanation, no timeline for resumption.
—Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
Fortune reports that Frontier can connect databases, business systems of record for things like customer relationship management software and HR, and other internal applications, and then allow those AI agents to run processes over these systems.
—John Kell, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Senate Bill 70 would put limits on access to databases and the sharing of information.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Property prices were taken from national statistics agencies and real estate databases, the study said.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The defendants are accused of getting buyers for driver's licenses to pay anywhere from $200 to $1,500 in order to bypass testing requirements, as well as allegedly altering information in government databases in order to skip the steps in the process.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Of the databases on Databricks’ platform, 80% are now being built by AI agents, not people.
—Deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
SpaceX says that its constellation has about 30,000 tracking cameras that are capable of detecting and tracking objects on a continual basis, building up databases that make calculations much faster – minutes instead of hours.
—David Szondy
february 07, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
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Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the companies, all of which applied in recent days to be struck off the UK’s official Companies House register, where virtually all businesses must file information such as directors’ details and annual returns.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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To further analyze them, the researchers used electron microscopy, which provided precise information on how these elements were distributed within the electrode and on its surface topography.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Enhance your media literacy by learning the differences between news and opinion and, further, how to differentiate between advertising, news articles, letters, columns and editorials.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lai, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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