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.
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Knowledge graphs can also federate multiple databases together, natively bringing together disparate data.
—Brian Platz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The hacker is offering the database for $20,000 and demanding that Hot Topic pay $100,000 to prevent its sale.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
The database was used to rally gun owners’ electoral support for the industry’s candidates running for the White House and Congress.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Knowledge graphs can also federate multiple databases together, natively bringing together disparate data.
—Brian Platz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The hacker is offering the database for $20,000 and demanding that Hot Topic pay $100,000 to prevent its sale.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
The database was used to rally gun owners’ electoral support for the industry’s candidates running for the White House and Congress.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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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
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