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da⋅ta⋅base

[dey-tuh-beys]
–noun
1. a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.
2. data bank.
Also, data-base, data base.


Origin:
1965–70; data + base 1
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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