as in information
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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Another agent researches the customer request across systems, including initiating custom database queries to retrieve transactional information and checking for accuracy.
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Mihir Shukla, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Remove your personal data from data brokers’ databases: Either by searching for your name on people search sites and requesting removals, one by one, or by using a data removal service.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The names of 257 undercover officers were included in a public database, though their names have since been removed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2025
But because they have been used for longer as diabetes treatments, Al-Aly’s team studied the health records of more than two million people with diabetes in the Veterans Affairs database, some of whom were taking the GLP-1 medications and some who took other diabetes treatments.
—Alice Park, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mihir Shukla, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Remove your personal data from data brokers’ databases: Either by searching for your name on people search sites and requesting removals, one by one, or by using a data removal service.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The names of 257 undercover officers were included in a public database, though their names have since been removed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2025
But because they have been used for longer as diabetes treatments, Al-Aly’s team studied the health records of more than two million people with diabetes in the Veterans Affairs database, some of whom were taking the GLP-1 medications and some who took other diabetes treatments.
—Alice Park, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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