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database

[day-tuh-bays] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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To overcome this limitation, the research team began by using quantum mechanics simulations to build a detailed database containing 152 chemical reactions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

They can also be misconfigurations -- for instance, if someone has used the same password for multiple services, or hasn't configured a database properly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Many vehicles are never registered in the U.S. stolen car database.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

This comparison, however, is not perfect, as some of the ads in our database aren’t covered by their state’s law.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

I couldn’t spend the rest of the week exploring the Sixer database, like I’d planned.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Open-weight models are also touted as more secure, a growing concern after several incidents of AI agents going rogue by hacking databases or otherwise doing things they were not supposed to do.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Echoing the findings of an earlier evaluation also ordered by Carter, Nardello & Co. found “a reporting environment that relies on numerous databases, self-reported information, manual data transfers, and decentralized reporting practices.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

All the more reason to pour cold water on outrageous claims about flagging little enzymes in huge databases.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

For the analysis, the researchers drew on large publicly available genetic databases.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Blue Team had their databases and matrixes and methodologies for systematically understanding the intentions and capabilities of the enemy.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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