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database
- /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK
- /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ US
- [ˈdeɪɾəˌbeɪs] US
- /ˈdætəˌbeɪs/ Canada, US
- [ˈdæɾəˌbeɪs] Canada, US
- /ˈdæːtəˌbeːs/ Ireland
- /ˈdɑːtəˌbeɪs/ Australia, General South African, New Zealand, UK
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup.
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti
Proto-Italic *didō
Latin dō
Latin datusnom.
Latin datumbor.
English data
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis
Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis
Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.
Latin basis
Old French basebor.
Middle English base
English base
English database
From data + base.
noun databases · data base · data-base
- A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer. I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer.
- A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set. The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables.
- A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set. Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?
- A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
Similar: DB, database management system
verb databases · databasing · databased · data base · data-base
- To enter (data) into a database. The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found).
