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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The analysis starts with 1,614 companies in the FactSet database that trade in the U.S., have market capitalizations over $1 billion and show revenue and shares outstanding numbers for at least 10 of the 12 years 2013-2024 (the last being a forecast).
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The organization has been active in Italy since 2015 spotlighting talent of different backgrounds with an original focus on the African continent drawn from a database of more than 3,000 professionals based on the continent.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Sep. 2024
During an investigation, election officials found that the error was caused by the way the state's Motor Vehicle Division provided information to its voter registration database.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2024
Develop a national vehicle database to track whether recall issues have been repaired.
—Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The organization has been active in Italy since 2015 spotlighting talent of different backgrounds with an original focus on the African continent drawn from a database of more than 3,000 professionals based on the continent.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 21 Sep. 2024
During an investigation, election officials found that the error was caused by the way the state's Motor Vehicle Division provided information to its voter registration database.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2024
Develop a national vehicle database to track whether recall issues have been repaired.
—Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 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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