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database

[day-tuh-bays] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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It is, admittedly, easier to stage a photo opportunity around a basket of fries than a database of food-traceability records.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

But you’ve already answered, so they will make a note in the database that yours is an active number.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The research team then used a validated food database to calculate how much Neu5Gc participants were likely consuming based on the measured amounts of the sugar in different foods.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The county faced no opposition to its bid for the point-in-time count and the regional application, but the city submitted competing bids for the database and matching system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Now it was just a matter of time before the doctors and nurses looked through the missing-persons database to find him.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Researchers hope the databases created using the digitised text -- which he likens to a kind of "huge Facebook of the past" -- could help bring to light links between people, places and ideas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was not immediately clear from Fresno law enforcement databases whether he has an attorney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Through leaked Russian databases, Grozev found that Piunov was working for the FSB and determined that he was involved in the work of recruiting prisoners for the Wagner paramilitary group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Similarly, there were no online databases to search, or field guides to borrow from public libraries.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman


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