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Databases

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

📖 Definitions of "Databases"

noun
  1. 1

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

    "I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer."

  2. 2

    A set of tables in a database(1).

    "The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables."

  3. 3

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

    "Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?"

  4. 4

    A combination of (1) and (2).

verb
  1. 1

    To enter data into a database.

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banksnounAn English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.
basenounSomething from which other things extend; a foundation.
basesnounSomething from which other things extend; a foundation.
basicsnouna statement of fundamental facts or principles
basisnounA starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
datanoun(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
databanknounA database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)
databanksnounA database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)
dbanoun(business) A business doing business under such an alias.
dbsnoun(television) Initialism of direct broadcast satellite. [(television) a television satellite that broadcasts directly to the final recipient/viewer, to a home satellite dish.]
filesnouna file management app developed by Apple Inc. for devices that run iOS 11 and later or iPadOS.
foundationnounThat upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
foundationsnounThat upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
fundamentalsnoun(finance) The fundamental analysis data.
groundsnounThe collective land areas that compose a larger area.
groundworknounThe foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
repositoriesnoun(archiving, computing) A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
statementsnounA declaration or remark.
underpinningsnoununderpinning

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