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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)
- n. An organization dedicated to maintaining a database.
Etymologies
- data + bank (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Samples are sent to forensic scientists who input the code into the "crime scene index," or CSI component, of the national DNA databank, which is run by the RCMP.”
“My media detox will doubtless wear off -- I'm already trying to "catch up" on stories I missed, even though I won't end up paying a civic penalty for having a weeklong blackout in my Road to 2012 databank.”
“Darnell Hardware was arrested after DNA he allegedly left on the women's clothes was matched to his DNA profile in a New York state databank.”
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“Such a databank would allow regulators to have a better grasp on risk-taking by the broader financial industry, but banks worry about the risks of putting all that data in one place.”
“The last one is the one that really intrigues me, especially as I consider the video news clip below in which Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils a massive new proposal to lure us all into a brave new world of cloud computing in which we entrust all manner of our stuff to the great databank in the sky.”
“The allegations concern contract payments Schlumberger made to a consulting firm with ties to Yemen's government at a time when Schlumberger sought approval to create an oil-exploration databank in Yemen, as described by two people familiar with the matter and by company documents reviewed b y The Wall Street Journal.”
“Mr. Cuomo also proposed expanding the state's DNA databank to include those convicted of any crime, not just felons.”
“From bank to databank with the touch of a keyboard.”
“Prosecutors said skin found under Ms. Bennett's fingernails—believed to be left after she scratched her attacker—and semen found on her thigh were matched to Mr. Carter through a DNA databank.”
“While defense attorneys believe additional testing could clear Whitaker in these cases, prosecutors say his genetic marker could show up in other cases after being run through a nationwide databank, though other connections are doubtful.”
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