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
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All of our customers' information was kept in a database.
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In Jefferson County, there are 65 authorized practitioners in the state database as of Dec. 18.
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Marina Johnson, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Roughly 24% of the more than 24,400 missing cases in the Namus database involve juveniles, Othram Labs said in a statement.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
So far, the database contains some 13,000 entries for hawksbills and green sea turtles, but the team is hoping to add more sea turtle species and see increased policy and conservation results within the next one or two years, according to Christine Madden, ShellBank’s director and co-founder.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
The genetic testing site 23andMe includes a Family Tree feature that automatically generates a tree based on DNA relatives in its database.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Marina Johnson, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Roughly 24% of the more than 24,400 missing cases in the Namus database involve juveniles, Othram Labs said in a statement.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2024
So far, the database contains some 13,000 entries for hawksbills and green sea turtles, but the team is hoping to add more sea turtle species and see increased policy and conservation results within the next one or two years, according to Christine Madden, ShellBank’s director and co-founder.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
The genetic testing site 23andMe includes a Family Tree feature that automatically generates a tree based on DNA relatives in its database.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 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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