Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval. Also called data bank.
- v. To put (data) into a database.
Wiktionary
- n. computing A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
- n. computing A set of tables in a database(1).
- n. computing A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).
- n. computing A combination of (1) and (2).
- v. To enter data into a database
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. an organized body of related information.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an organized body of related information
Etymologies
- data + base (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The $database value is derived from user input when the script is first called. tables: The collection of tables available in the database specified in”
“The next statement uses the databases property ($db. databases) of the Server object to retrieve (from the databases collection) the database specified in the $database parameter.”
“$database: The specific database that contains the target collection of objects, such as tables and views.”
“The google image search database is not updated nearly as often as the main database so it's unlikely this result is a side effect of your story.”
“More gold is added to the game databases, hence the term database inflation.”
“I firmly believe that a consumer 'database'-the word database in this case is actually a misnomer-carrying the government's imprimatur must only include data that is accurate.”
“Essentially they need to be accorded the same processes and protection as for any other databases (I am using the term database here in the loosest sense), as these could contain sensitive or personal data that is vital to your business.”
“What incentive do they have to make sure the database is accurate?”
Anti-Consumer Regulation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“This database is an attempt to compile many sources of information into one place; to give as complete a listing as is possible of the hundreds of architecturally significant houses in Oak Park.”
“The heart of the database is the national list of voters produced each year by Elections Canada.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘database’.
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SCIE - statistics
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TECH - web application frameworks
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webdev
random webdev lingo used primarily in computer programming.
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EU Buzz - single words (1+2+3)
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2. Keywords central to the understanding of the EU (people working for the EU are usually able to give thematic...acceleration, action, additionality, administrator, agenda, agricultural, agri-environmental, agriflation, agri-food, applicant, approach, assent and 1325 more...
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Library Reference Desk Words
computer, reference, desk, phone, im, chat, e-mail, catalog, citation, style, transfer, number and 133 more...
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ttobba's Words
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
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What Is the Sound of One Hand Typing?
Words you can type with one hand--if you learned how to type formally. Hunt-and-peck method doesn't count. ;-) I'm keeping it to five or more letters to avoid an excessively lengthy list.
<...racecar, start, create, desert, dessert, secret, secrete, sweet, tresses, poppy, puppy, homonym and 141 more...
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akmed13's Words
time, spaceship, quantum mechanics, time traveller, bezonkers, strakh, path integrals, gorbfest, amphigory, amber, bicycle, amphisbaena and 358 more...
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Ronald Bradford Technology Word List
List of words that I use in technology every day.
mysql, drizzle, twitter, firefox, mac, linux, gmail, skype, photoshop, database, rdbms
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D is for Daisy Cutter
My D Words
data exhaust, daft punk, dandelion, dackelblick, daft, daisy, daisy cutter, dame, dandy, danke, dapper, death rattle and 62 more...
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Library Words
catalog, index, reading, information, retrieval, research, knowledge, wisdom, data, book, journal, database and 6 more...
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