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da·ta·base
(dā′tə-bās′, dăt′ə-) Computersn. 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.
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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.
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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.
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| Noun | 1. | database - an organized body of related information 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
datumbazo
tietokanta
base de donnéesdatabasebanque de données
בסיס נתונים
baza podataka
adatbázisadatbank
データベース
데이터베이스
databasdatabasprogram
ฐานข้อมูล
cơ sở dữ liệu
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] n → base f de donnéesdata capture n → saisie f de donnéesdata processing n → traitement m de donnéesdata processor n (= machine) → machine f de traitement de données
(= person) → informaticien(ne) m/fdata protection n → protection f des donnéesdata protection act n loi sur la protection des données à caractère personneldata security n → sécurité f des informationsdata transmission n → transmission f de données
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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.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009