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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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With nearly one-third of cactus species currently threatened with extinction, researchers say the database will provide an important tool for studying how these plants may respond to climate change in the future.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

When generative AI models such as ChatGPT or Claude respond to human requests, they are not searching a database and pulling out facts.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Smythe died Saturday at 53 after suffering a cardiac emergency on a hiking trail, according to the coroner’s online database.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Using his access to the Atlas database, Wai tracked her down to her flat in Pontefract where she was living with her young son.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Then, last night, just before I’d succumbed to exhaustion, I’d finally managed to navigate my way through the intranet’s labyrinth of firewalls and into the main Oology Division database.

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




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