database

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
2. A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
3. (broadly, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
4. (broadly, metonymically) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.

Verb

To enter (data) into a database.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From data + base.

Conceptes

base de dades

banc de dades

base

Sinònims

data bank

computer database

on-line database

data base

electronic database

databank

electronic information service

DB

domain

databases