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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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The team also plans to assemble a detailed database of infrared fingerprints produced by different types of laboratory made cosmic dust.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Among minors, transgender-related diagnoses in Oregon rose threefold between 2017 and 2023, according to a Manhattan Institute insurance database analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Their work also includes comparing a spreadsheet of 175,000 voters with a commercial database to see, among other things, if they are still alive.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

And if we base SpaceX’s odds on all the IPOs in Ritter’s database, regardless of size, there’s a 56.1% probability of the stock being below water in June 2029.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

It made available a database of the test answers for every CPS student from third grade through seventh grade from 1993 to 2000.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Researchers have long attempted to organize common sense into databases.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Asylum seekers are fingerprinted on arrival in the UK and checked against UK police databases, but these would not necessarily show a conviction from another country.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Hotel owners rely on chains’ brand recognition, customer databases and marketing services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Hochman said he had access to unspecified databases that suggested the vast majority of cases have “fraud indicators,” though he said he would only detail specifics in a private meeting with the judge.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Tucker and I had exhausted the library’s databases on Scarlet and McCoy, with no further clues about McCoy’s particular brand of psychosis.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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