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database

or 岹·ٲ-, da·ta base

[ dey-tuh-beys ]

noun

  1. a comprehensive collection of related data datum organized for convenient access, generally in a computer.


database

/ ˈɪəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose
  2. informal.
    any large store of information

    a database of knowledge

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database

/ ə-′,ăə- /

  1. A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval by a computer.

database

  1. A set of data grouped together in one location in (or accessible by) a computer . A computerized database has been likened to an electronic filing cabinet of information arranged for easy access or for a specific purpose.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of database1

First recorded in 1965–70; data + base 1
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In 2016, the first review of the national DNA database was ordered, resulting in a list of hundreds of names of potentially linked people.

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Forensic investigators obtained a full DNA profile from blood found on the bin-bags, but as she had never been in trouble before checks on police databases drew a blank.

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According to the lawsuit, Trump’s order would effectively force states “at breakneck pace, to implement trainings, testing, coordination, implementation, and voter education across multiple State agencies and databases.”

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The majority of cases in Vladeck’s database were filed in courts where the chance of drawing a specific judge was less than 15%.

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Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri this week authorized 23andMe to sell substantially all of its assets, including its database of genetic information.

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