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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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The database contains reports of unintended and harmful side effects linked to medications.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The Institute is also building a database of people with conditions including Parkinson's, Dementia and MND.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But interesting patterns emerge from the database as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

For years, Google maintained a database known internally as Sensorvault, an immense repository of detailed location information associated with users who enabled the company’s location history feature.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The questionnaires were long and involved, and over time Hofstede was able to develop an enormous database for analyzing the ways in which cultures differ from one another.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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