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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According to 404 Media, the breach was caused by a misconfigured Firebase database, a centralized backend platform maintained by Google.
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Newsweek could not confirm either brother's location in the ICE detainee database.
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This journal becomes a searchable database, allowing users to find their notes with a simple click of a button.
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The Red Chris open-pit mine was constructed in 2014 and was approved to produce gold and copper until 2038, according to British Columbia’s mining database.
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Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Newsweek could not confirm either brother's location in the ICE detainee database.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
This journal becomes a searchable database, allowing users to find their notes with a simple click of a button.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The Red Chris open-pit mine was constructed in 2014 and was approved to produce gold and copper until 2038, according to British Columbia’s mining database.
—New York Times, 24 July 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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