B2nountechnologywork
US/ˈdeɪ.tə.beɪs/
UK/ˈdeɪ.tə.beɪs/
a large collection of information stored on a computer in an organized way so it is easy to search
In context
The police checked his fingerprints against their national database.
All customer details are stored in a secure database.
She spent the summer building a database of local restaurants for the app.
Words that go with database
verb + noun
- search the databaseYou can search the database by name or date.
- update the databasePlease update the database whenever a client changes address.
noun + preposition
- database ofThe site has a database of over a million recipes.
adjective + noun
- national databaseEvery new car is added to a national database.
- online databaseThe library gives students free access to an online database of journals.
noun + noun
- customer databaseThe shop uses its customer database to send special offers.