da⋅ta⋅base
[dey-tuh-beys] 
təˌbeɪs
| 1. | a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer. |
| 2. | data bank. |
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| da·ta·base (dā'tə-bās', dāt'ə-) n. also data base A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval. Also called data bank. tr.v. da·ta·based, da·ta·bas·ing, da·ta·bas·es To put (data) into a database. |
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database
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.
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| database (dā'tə-bās', dāt'ə-) Pronunciation Key
A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval by a computer. |
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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.
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2.
On the World-Wide Web this is called a website.
3. All the facts and rules comprising a logic programming program.
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