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
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All of our customers' information was kept in a database.
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Search the database below to view the salaries of all Union County employees.
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
Investigators used at least two databases that were not supposed to be accessed by law enforcement.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
However, Kansas City is also its own jurisdiction on the database, which has reported 5,895 cases during the flu season.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
The New York Times Upshot discovered that DOGE was hanging its hat on an earlier database error that had been corrected to say $8 million.
—Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
Investigators used at least two databases that were not supposed to be accessed by law enforcement.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
However, Kansas City is also its own jurisdiction on the database, which has reported 5,895 cases during the flu season.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
The New York Times Upshot discovered that DOGE was hanging its hat on an earlier database error that had been corrected to say $8 million.
—Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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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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