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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An investigation later found that the system had malfunctioned because a contractor, while working to synchronize two databases, had accidentally deleted files.
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Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
According to Transparent California, an online database of government salaries, Kassan was paid $75,116 in total compensation, including wages and benefits, for her part time job as a prosecutor in 2023.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Unlike traditional systems that pull responses from a predefined database, AI uses machine learning to adapt its answers based on where the customer is in the process, and individual data.
—Tomer Guriel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Paxton’s office has sought access to the database to cross-check Texas voter rolls for noncitizens, but the state attorney general said the federal agency has stonewalled these requests.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
According to Transparent California, an online database of government salaries, Kassan was paid $75,116 in total compensation, including wages and benefits, for her part time job as a prosecutor in 2023.
—Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Unlike traditional systems that pull responses from a predefined database, AI uses machine learning to adapt its answers based on where the customer is in the process, and individual data.
—Tomer Guriel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Paxton’s office has sought access to the database to cross-check Texas voter rolls for noncitizens, but the state attorney general said the federal agency has stonewalled these requests.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 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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