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data·base (-bās′)

noun

  1. a large collection of data in a computer, organized so that it can be expanded, updated, and retrieved rapidly for various uses
  2. any large or extensive collection of information
Also data base or databank da′ta·bank′ (-baŋk′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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