DATABASE
database
(noun) an organized body of related information
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
database (plural databases)
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
(computing) A set of tables in a database(1).
(computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).
(computing) A combination of (1) and (2).
Abbreviations
• (computer software): DB
Synonyms
• (collection of organized information): databank
• (computer software): database management system
Verb
database (third-person singular simple present databases, present participle databasing, simple past and past participle databased)
To enter data into a database.
Source: Wiktionary
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