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 database
At the time, the three-bedroom, one-bath home was worth more than $600,000, according to online real estate databases.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Flock Safety also did not respond to questions about the ways FHP has used its database.
—Kara Newhouse, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
The Environmental Management Department’s database features records of all retail food facility inspection reports filed since May 1, 2023.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
This was one of six police shootings involving Boise officers in 2024, according to a database maintained by the Statesman.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Flock Safety also did not respond to questions about the ways FHP has used its database.
—Kara Newhouse, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
The Environmental Management Department’s database features records of all retail food facility inspection reports filed since May 1, 2023.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
This was one of six police shootings involving Boise officers in 2024, according to a database maintained by the Statesman.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for database
Noun
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Simple adjustments such as cropping and rotating worked, but more complex adjustments and filters would strip out the HDR information, resulting in a significant loss of quality.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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In 2023 and the first months of 2024, his name cropped up in a lot of excitable articles in the Rio de Janeiro press.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Thank you to David Cox for additional research and reporting on this article.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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