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da·ta·base

 (dā′tə-bās′, dăt′ə-) Computers
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.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

database

(ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs)
n
1. (Computer Science) a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose
2. (Communications & Information) informal any large store of information: a database of knowledge.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

da′ta•base`

or da′ta base`,



n.
a collection of organized, related data, esp. one in electronic form that can be accessed and manipulated by specialized computer software.
[1965–70]
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database

Information that is normally structured and indexed for user access and review. Databases may exist in the form of physical files (folders, documents, etc.) or formatted automated data processing system data files.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

database

A collection of related data specially organized to be retrieved quickly.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.database - an organized body of related information
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
computer database, electronic database, electronic information service, on-line database - (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
info, information - a message received and understood
subdata base - a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application
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Translations
إعْدادُ البَياناتقاعدة بياناتقَاعِدَة بَيَانَات
databáze
databasedatabank
Datenbank
βάση δεδομένων
datumbazo
base de datos
tietokanta
base de donnéesdatabasebanque de données
בסיס נתונים
baza podataka
adatbázisadatbank
banca datidatabase
データベース
데이터베이스
databasedatabank
databasedatabank
baza danych
banco de dadosbase de dados
база данных
databasdatabasprogram
ฐานข้อมูล
veri tabanı
cơ sở dữ liệu
数据库

database

[ˈdeɪtəbeɪs]
A. Nbase f de datos
B. CPD database manager N (= software) → gestor m de base de datos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

database

[ˈdeɪtəbeɪs] nbase f de donnéesdata capture nsaisie f de donnéesdata processing ntraitement m de donnéesdata processor n
(= machine) → machine f de traitement de données
(= person) → informaticien(ne) m/fdata protection nprotection f des donnéesdata protection act n loi sur la protection des données à caractère personneldata security nsécurité f des informationsdata transmission ntransmission f de données
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

database

[ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs] ndatabase m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

data

(ˈdeitə) , (daːtə) noun plural
or noun singular facts or information (especially the information given to a computer). All the data has/have been fed into the computer.
ˈdatabase noun
(also ˈdata-bank) a large amount of information which is stored in a computer.
ˌdata-ˈprocessing noun
the handling and processing of information by computer.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

database

قَاعِدَة بَيَانَات databáze database Datenbank βάση δεδομένων base de datos tietokanta base de données baza podataka database データベース 데이터베이스 database database baza danych banco de dados база данных databas ฐานข้อมูล veri tabanı cơ sở dữ liệu 数据库
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