data bank
nounDefinition of data bank
: database
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The kind of writing professionals practice draws on an extensive data bank in the author’s head, one filled with literary illusions, ancient and new, historical reference points, buried memories and Google. — Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al, "My Vinyl Countdown plays with words, like Bob Dylan," 1 Sep. 2019 In the new study, a team led by Brendan Zietsch of the University of Queensland, Australia, mined several massive genome data banks, including that of 23andMe and the UK Biobank (23andMe did not fund the research). — Sara Reardon, Scientific American, "Massive Study Finds No Single Genetic Cause of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior," 29 Aug. 2019 By the 1970s, the number indexed a wealth of sensitive information in computer data banks, prompting major privacy legislation. — Time Staff, Time, "15 Unsung Moments From American History That Historians Say You Should Know About," 28 June 2019 Researchers used information from more than 400,000 women in two large data banks -- around 180,000 women from UK Biobank study and more than 220,000 women from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium study. — Nina Avramova, CNN, "Morning people may have a lower risk of breast cancer, says study," 26 June 2019 Saturday’s goal was to add at least 160 more observations to the data bank. — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, "Descanso visitors, staff conduct citizen science in first BioBlitz," 7 June 2018 The Federation of State Medical Boards has its own system for tracking state actions and credentials, but doesn’t have all the same information as the data bank. — John Fauber, jsonline.com, "Is your doctor banned from practicing in other states? State licensing system keeps patients in the dark," 28 Feb. 2018 Complaints that do not result in board action are not reported to the data bank and remain confidential. — Ginger Christ And Brie Zeltner, cleveland.com, "System to screen and credential newly-hired doctors can miss previous sexual assault allegations, Ohio State case shows," 28 Jan. 2018 By the 1970s, the number indexed a wealth of sensitive information in computer data banks, prompting major privacy legislation. — Time Staff, Time, "15 Unsung Moments From American History That Historians Say You Should Know About," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'data bank.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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