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database [ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs] n 1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose 2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Informal any large store of information a database of knowledge
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. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations database [ˈdeɪtəbeɪs] n → base f de données data capture n → saisie f de données data processing n → traitement m de données data processor n (= machine) → machine f de traitement de données (= person) → informaticien(ne) m/f data protection n → protection f des données data protection act n loi sur la protection des données à caractère personnel data security n → sécurité f des informations data transmission n → transmission f de données How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These systems are also used in non-research applications such as DNA typing and databasing in forensic laboratories. There's white to the horizon: genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, communications and imaging technologies, databasing and outcomes management, the Internet, all the new biological and digital technologies, plus the mounting pressures to cut costs and the aging of the population, all swirling together in a vast storm of change, headed for landfall right where you are. Computerizing is also the way to build a customer mailing list by databasing information each time a sale is made. |
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