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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Recent Examples of databases
Others have checked every person booked into jail against DHS databases.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Through genetic genealogy, law enforcement utilizes commercial DNA databases to find family matches to the DNA of a crime suspect, a victim or a missing person.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
This allows LLMs to access and incorporate factual information from external databases or knowledge graphs during their generation process, leading to more accurate and relevant outputs, particularly in factual recall tasks.
—Ranjan Parthasarathy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Much of this is held in highly structured, business-confidential databases.
—Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Each retailer privately curates the databases with offenders who have caused business loss, violence or disruption.
—Dara Riordan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, the future of remote work will most likely continue to be shaped by advancements in communication technologies, cloud computing, cloud databases, AI and automation.
—Braden Yuill, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Although databases can be set up to ensure consistency, documents in general have no such mechanisms.
—Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Web browsers like Chrome or Safari store information in small files and databases, such as SQLite databases (a storage system used by apps and browsers to keep track of your activity).
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Through genetic genealogy, law enforcement utilizes commercial DNA databases to find family matches to the DNA of a crime suspect, a victim or a missing person.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
This allows LLMs to access and incorporate factual information from external databases or knowledge graphs during their generation process, leading to more accurate and relevant outputs, particularly in factual recall tasks.
—Ranjan Parthasarathy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Much of this is held in highly structured, business-confidential databases.
—Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Each retailer privately curates the databases with offenders who have caused business loss, violence or disruption.
—Dara Riordan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Furthermore, the future of remote work will most likely continue to be shaped by advancements in communication technologies, cloud computing, cloud databases, AI and automation.
—Braden Yuill, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Although databases can be set up to ensure consistency, documents in general have no such mechanisms.
—Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Web browsers like Chrome or Safari store information in small files and databases, such as SQLite databases (a storage system used by apps and browsers to keep track of your activity).
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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