database

English

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Etymology

data +‎ base

Pronunciation

Noun

database (plural databases)

  1. (computing) 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. (computing) A set of tables in a database(1).
    The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables.
  3. (computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).
    Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?
  4. (computing) A combination of (1) and (2).

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Verb

database (third-person singular simple present databases, present participle databasing, simple past and past participle databased)

  1. To enter data into a database

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Danish

Etymology

From English database.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /daːtabaːsə/, [ˈd̥æːtˢaˌb̥æːsə], [ˌd̥æːtˢaˈb̥æːsə]

Noun

database c (singular definite databasen, plural indefinite databaser)

  1. database [from 1970]

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Dutch

Noun

database f (plural databases, diminutive databaseje)

  1. database

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French

Noun

database f (plural databases)

  1. (dated) database

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Interlingua

Noun

database (plural databases)

  1. database

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Italian

Noun

database m (invariable)

  1. database
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