database

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a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database

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Recent Examples on the Web Payscale, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and other websites offer free databases showing the pay for different roles in a wide range of industries. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 Businesses have spent a fortune focused on monitoring metrics like server uptime, database response times and network capacity. Aditya Ganjam, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 An investigation later found that the system had malfunctioned because a contractor, while working to synchronize two databases, had accidentally deleted files. 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 See all Example Sentences for database 

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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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