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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

The U.S. has a tax treaty with Spain but not with Argentina, according to an IRS database.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The case was referred to police and the FBI tested a sample of applications and found that 91 out of 107 applications "returned no results in database checks".

From BBC 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

These packets can then be sent around China or Japan for typing, depending on the specialty required, and then reassembled at the company’s database in its Tokyo headquarters.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

His argument: Rival software companies were at risk to AI while the role of handling client databases and key business functions—presumably IBM’s role—would remain valuable in the years to come.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 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

To investigate whether these amino acids affect longevity, the researchers analyzed health and genetic information from more than 270,000 participants enrolled in the UK Biobank, one of the world's largest long term health databases.

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 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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