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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According to the report, the database that was compiled as a part of the project continues to be updated.
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Michele Haddon, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Individuals sent to the makeshift detention center do not show up in an online government database that allows the public to search for immigrant detainees’ whereabouts.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The installation consists of a cradle to hold a cell phone in a specific position, and signage with a QR code for uploading the photographs to the database.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
While the database only shows deaths through the end of May this year, the average monthly opioid overdose deaths in Baltimore decreased by more than 30% from 2024.
—Kate Cimini, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2025
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Michele Haddon, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Individuals sent to the makeshift detention center do not show up in an online government database that allows the public to search for immigrant detainees’ whereabouts.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The installation consists of a cradle to hold a cell phone in a specific position, and signage with a QR code for uploading the photographs to the database.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
While the database only shows deaths through the end of May this year, the average monthly opioid overdose deaths in Baltimore decreased by more than 30% from 2024.
—Kate Cimini, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 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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