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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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After a theft, companies post information to an online database detailing what was stolen, how much and from where.

From The Wall Street Journal

The CDC didn’t announce his appointment, but an internal database lists him as the agency’s principal deputy director, with a start date of Nov. 23.

From Salon

The continent’s economic power, Germany, is building a database of young people, cataloging their fitness and aptitude to help it pick whom to draft should the country be attacked.

From The Wall Street Journal

Globally, about 37 percent of oceanic shark and ray species are now listed as either endangered or critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a database for threatened species.

From Barron's

Provider databases often contain errors, and you would need to preclear your choices with your key doctors, Mantell advised.

From MarketWatch