database

database
database da‧ta‧base [ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs] noun [countable] COMPUTING
a large amount of information on a particular subject that is stored on a computer in an organized way so that you can find and use it easily:

• a database of all the UK clearing houses

• Customer details are held on a database.

• online database systems

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database UK US /ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/ noun [C] IT
a computer system containing a large amount of information that can be looked at or changed easily: »

The group now has a database of 3,000 members.

a database for (doing) sth »

They incorporated the data into a searchable database for analysing different risk factors.

enter/put sth into/onto a database »

It was his job to enter the information into the database.

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build/create a database

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a computer/electronic/online database

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a national/government/federal database

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database software


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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