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Definition of database noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

database

noun
 
 
/ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/,
 
/ˈdɑːtəbeɪs/
 
/ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/,
 
/ˈdætəbeɪs/
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  1. an organized set of data that is stored in a computer and can be looked at and used in various ways see also relational database
    • The database is updated monthly.
    • The new database contains 200 000 images.
    • We have over 8 000 customer names in our database.
    • We're trying to create our own computerized database.
    • a very large database of information
    Topics Computersb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • comprehensive
    • central
    • …
    verb + database
    • build
    • build up
    • create
    • …
    database + verb
    • contain something
    database + noun
    • application
    • engine
    • server
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the database
    • on a/​the database
    • database of
    • …
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