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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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To conduct the analysis, researchers used Epic Cosmos, a database containing more than 300 million electronic health records from over 1,850 hospitals, including more than one-third of US transplant centers.

From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026

ScotRail said on-train staff will have an app that links to a central database for showing ticket machine availability and the opening statuses of ticket offices.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The initiative "venezuelatebusca.com," a database launched to help find friends and relatives lost since the earthquakes, reports more than 46,000 missing.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The cloud-computing and database giant also reported $1.84 billion in severance and other costs tied to restructuring in the past fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

I ran her address into the cable service provider database.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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