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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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Cheng was able to identify the TNO by pinpointing bright spots in an astronomical image database from the Victor M. Blanco Telescope and Canada France Hawaii Telescope.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Already this year, 26 laws governing various kinds of deepfakes have been enacted, following 80 in 2024 and 15 in 2023, according to the political database Ballotpedia.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The hosting provider restricted the database from public access soon after.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
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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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