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 of database The two Robinhood entities also had longstanding failures to maintain and preserve electronic communications, failed to retain copies of operational databases, and failed to maintain some customer communications as legally required between 2020 and 2021, according to the agency. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025 In Jefferson County, there are 65 authorized practitioners in the state database as of Dec. 18. 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 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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