database
noun
da·ta·base
| \ ˈdā-tə-ˌbās
, ˈda- also ˈdä-\
, ˈda- also ˈdä-\
Definition of database
computers
: a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer)
an online database
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Examples of database in a Sentence
All of our customers' information was kept in a database.
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Once the tool found its target misconfiguration, Thompson allegedly exploited it to extract privileged account credentials for victim databases and other web applications. — Wired, "Everything We Know About the Capital One Hacking Case So Far," 29 Aug. 2019 Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley’s office refused to say in December what information Jordan requested from the database and did not answer multiple requests for that information on Monday. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Cleveland RTA police commander avoids jail, pleads guilty to trying to misuse police database," 26 Aug. 2019 As part of that rollout, O'Rourke issued a plan to combat hate, white nationalism and gun violence -- calling for a federal gun database and a mandatory federal buyback of assault-style guns. — Dallas News, "More secret tape fallout in Texas House, Beto O'Rourke's reboot, Dallas mayor creates crime task force," 20 Aug. 2019 Fry, who began working as an IRS agent in 2008, admitted to unlawfully obtaining five of those reports from a Treasury Department database in May 2018 and disclosing them to attorney Michael Avenatti, and later to a New Yorker magazine reporter. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "IRS analyst from San Francisco pleads guilty to leaking financial records of ex-Trump lawyer Cohen," 15 Aug. 2019 Researchers who met in working groups agreed that, to get started, NCI first needs to inventory the existing databases and biospecimen repositories. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Researchers weigh in on Trump’s $500 million plan to share childhood cancer data," 5 Aug. 2019 The city has secured the database and is conducting an internal investigation, according to the email. — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, "City computers breached, data potentially stolen from 20,000 LAPD applicants," 29 July 2019 The gunman who killed nine worshippers in 2015 at Mother Emanuel AME Church acquired a handgun because of a combination of a mistake in the background database and lack of follow-through. — Lisa Marie Pane, chicagotribune.com, "American mass shooters exploit background check errors, poor enforcement, private purchases; most get guns legally," 7 Sep. 2019 Five years later, various databases and projects have been created that track police officers’ use of deadly force, providing more transparency and accountability. — Aimee Ortiz, BostonGlobe.com, "Big Data: More than 1,100 lives," 6 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'database.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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database
noun
English Language Learners Definition of database
: a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
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database
noun
da·ta·base
| \ ˈdā-tə-ˌbās
, ˈda-\
, ˈda-\
Kids Definition of database
: a collection of data that is organized especially to be used by a computer
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