database
/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
noun
A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
noun
A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
noun
A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
Example Sentences
- "I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer."
- "The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables."
- "Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?"
- "The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin datusnom. Latin datumbor. English data Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base English database From data + base.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/
- British English: /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/