Definition of Database

1. Noun. An organized body of related information.

Specialized synonyms: List, Listing, Computer Database, Electronic Database, Electronic Information Service, On-line Database, Subdata Base
Generic synonyms: Info, Information

Definition of Database

1. Noun. (computing) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer. ¹

2. Noun. (computing) A set of tables in a database(1). ¹

3. Noun. (computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1). ¹

4. Noun. (computing) A combination of (1) and (2). ¹

5. Verb. To enter data into a database ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Database

1. to put data into a database (a collection of data in a computer) [v -BASED, -BASING, -BASES]

Medical Definition of Database

1. A structured file of information or a set of logically related data stored and retrieved using computer-based means. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Database

data structures
data synchronization
data system
data table
data tables
data terminal equipment
data terminal equipments
data track
data transfer rate
data type
data types
data warehouse
data warehouses
databank
databanks
database (current term)
database administrator
database administrators
database analyst
database analysts
database engine
database management
database management system
database management systems
database model
database publishing
database transaction
databased
databaselike
databases

Literary usage of Database

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide for Conducting Treatability Studies Under CERCLA: Biodegradation by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"This expanded database contains data from soil treatability studies. In addition, a repository for the treatability study reports will be maintained at the ..."

2. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"A prospective member of the Graphite database must provide the following information: • The amount of data offered for immediate inclusion in the Graphite ..."

3. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Making a functional backup of a database while it's running is daunting, ... During heavy workload, the database has dozens on hundreds of files open, ..."

4. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Resources: The Role of the edited by Catharyn T. Liverman, Carrie E. Ingalls, Carolyn E. Fulco, Howard M. Kipen (1998)
"This database has evolved into HSDB, a peer-reviewed database with a wide range of information on more than 4500 chemicals. Funding for HSDB has been ..."

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