database
IPA: dˈeɪtʌbeɪs
noun
- (general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
- (computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
- (computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
- (computing, loosely, metonymically) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
verb
- To enter data into a database.
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Examples of "database" in Sentences
- The database is in the Norwegian language.
- Are you planning to reassert the database
- The information in the database was correct.
- The name of the property is odd in the database.
- The obtained information is stored in the database.
- Also the name of the property is odd in the database.
- The algorithm identified one painting in the database.
- The database is searchable by keyword and by subsequence.
- He is on the committee of the Flags of the World Database.
- What incentive do they have to make sure the database is accurate?
- More gold is added to the game databases, hence the term database inflation.
- Medicare's database is considered the mother lode of health care information.
- The heart of the database is the national list of voters produced each year by Elections Canada.
- $database: The specific database that contains the target collection of objects, such as tables and views.
- The google image search database is not updated nearly as often as the main database so it's unlikely this result is a side effect of your story.
- The $database value is derived from user input when the script is first called. tables: The collection of tables available in the database specified in
- "I firmly believe that a consumer 'database'-the word database in this case is actually a misnomer-carrying the government's imprimatur must only include data that is accurate."
- The next statement uses the databases property ($db. databases) of the Server object to retrieve (from the databases collection) the database specified in the $database parameter.
- This database is an attempt to compile many sources of information into one place; to give as complete a listing as is possible of the hundreds of architecturally significant houses in Oak Park.
- Essentially they need to be accorded the same processes and protection as for any other databases (I am using the term database here in the loosest sense), as these could contain sensitive or personal data that is vital to your business.