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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Hull, a certified public accountant, said he grabs the streaming statements from digital service providers and downloads those into a database and creates a table of earnings of revenue by song.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using information from a global database of fish species, they analyzed how ecological traits such as diet, feeding behavior, and habitat influenced contamination rates.

From Science Daily

The difference is that previously, sharing price data was voluntary - now all businesses that sell petrol and diesel have to upload their price changes to a government database.

From BBC

Undeterred, activists in Minneapolis have sought to turn the tables by creating "Defrost MN," a searchable database of ICE vehicles active in the city.

From Barron's

Much of this material is not stored in modern databases, making it an untapped source of ecological information.

From Science Daily