Definitions for Database
Data·base

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. databasenoun

   an organized body of related information

Wiktionary(2.28 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. databasenoun

   A combination of (1) and (2).

2. databaseverb

   To enter data into a database

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1. Database

   A database is an organized collection of data. The data is typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality, in a way that supports processes requiring this information. Database management systems are specially designed applications that interact with the user, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data. A general-purpose database management system is a software system designed to allow the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases. Well-known DBMSs include MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Oracle, SAP, dBASE, FoxPro, IBM DB2 and FilemakerPro. A database is not generally portable across different DBMS, but different DBMSs can inter-operate by using standards such as SQL and ODBC or JDBC to allow a single application to work with more than one database.

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1. Database

   Work consisting of a structured file of information or a set of logically related data stored and retrieved using computer-based means.

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1. database

   Information that is normally structured and indexed for user access and review. Databases may exist in the form of physical files (folders, documents, etc.) or formatted automated data processing system data files.

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1. database

   A computer document or piece of software.

   A database can be a spreadsheet or actual piece of software.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Database' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3046

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Database' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2641

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Database' in Nouns Frequency: #1031

How to pronounce Database?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Database in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Database in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Database in a Sentence

1. Mike Lee:

   The USA Freedom Act does not propose that we abandon any and all efforts to analyze telephone data, what we're talking about here is a program that currently contemplates the collection of all data just as a routine matter and the aggregation of all that data in one database. That causes concerns for a lot of people... There's a lot of potential for abuse.

2. Jason Wang:

   Having a good health data system helps with monitoring the spread of the disease and allows for its early detection. When someone sees a physician for respiratory symptoms, the national health insurance database will have a record of it. It is easier to track clusters of outbreaks.

3. Sherry Towers:

   An official database needs to be compiled.

4. Reid Vineis:

   They are running a highly sophisticated operation, the Trump campaign has been essentially building a database for the 2020 general election.

5. Charlie Winter:

   What this database points to is the fact that use of children is far more normalized, they are not just being used to shock people in execution videos. They are being used for their operational value as well. This is something that sadly we have to expect to increase and accelerate as the situation becomes more precarious for ISIS in the years to come.

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