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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The discrepancy exists because, in 2006, Wisconsin transferred all its voter registration records into a statewide database, according to the WEC.
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Although inflation is slowing, cost-conscious consumers are eating more at home or at lower-cost fast-food restaurants, where the average check is $7.92, about half the average check at a sit-down restaurant, according to CREST, a database from consumer insight firm Circana.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
With more than $7 million spent by independent expenditure committees, the contest between Chambers and Richardson is the costliest election for state Senate, according to California Target Book, a comprehensive political database.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
However, the database clearly says that reported events are not necessarily linked to any treatments or vaccinations received.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Although inflation is slowing, cost-conscious consumers are eating more at home or at lower-cost fast-food restaurants, where the average check is $7.92, about half the average check at a sit-down restaurant, according to CREST, a database from consumer insight firm Circana.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
With more than $7 million spent by independent expenditure committees, the contest between Chambers and Richardson is the costliest election for state Senate, according to California Target Book, a comprehensive political database.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
However, the database clearly says that reported events are not necessarily linked to any treatments or vaccinations received.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 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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