database

Plural: databases

Noun

• An organized collection of structured information, typically stored electronically.
• an organized body of related information
• A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
• A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
• A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
• A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.

Verb

• To enter (data) into a database.

Examples

• I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer.
• My Words With Friends strategy relies on an internal database of two-letter words.
• The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables.
• Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?

Synonyms

DB, data set, databank, database management system, dataset