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

So Koester compiled a database that now contains more than 500,000 missing person searches dating back to the 1970s. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025

Between January 2020 and October 2021, authorities say, Weiss gained access to databases maintained by Keffer Development Services, which markets a platform called the Athletic Trainer System to manage electronic health records. —Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Researchers at the University in Taiwan compared objects that were observed in the IRAS database with the data obtained by AKARI to see if there were any movements within that time frame. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025

Newsweek could not confirm his status in the ICE online detention database on Thursday morning. —Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 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