| 1. | a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer. |
| 2. | data bank. |
A set of data grouped together in one location in (or accessible by) a computer. A computerized database has been likened to an electronic filing cabinet of information arranged for easy access or for a specific purpose.
database
1.
A database is one component of a database management system.
See also ANSI/SPARC Architecture, atomic, blob, data definition language, deductive database, distributed database, fourth generation language, functional database, object-oriented database, relational database.
Carol E. Brown's tutorial.
2.
On the World-Wide Web this is called a website.
3. All the facts and rules comprising a logic programming program.
(2005-11-17)