as in information
a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
All of our customers' information was kept in a database. an online database
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By Wednesday, the number at UC San Diego had risen to at least 35, according to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a federal database managed by the Department of Homeland Security, the school told The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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Gary Robbins, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
There is clearly much low hanging fruit in the enormous global databases tech companies are compiling.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
In her post, the president's niece also accused DOGE of repurposing databases from agencies including Housing and Urban Development, the Social Security Administration, and the IRS to track immigrants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Information disclosed through these requests prompted congressional investigations that led to new laws requiring companies to report results of all clinical trials in a public online database – including when trials show that treatments have no meaningful benefit or are unsafe.
—Reshma Ramachandran, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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Gary Robbins, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
There is clearly much low hanging fruit in the enormous global databases tech companies are compiling.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
In her post, the president's niece also accused DOGE of repurposing databases from agencies including Housing and Urban Development, the Social Security Administration, and the IRS to track immigrants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Information disclosed through these requests prompted congressional investigations that led to new laws requiring companies to report results of all clinical trials in a public online database – including when trials show that treatments have no meaningful benefit or are unsafe.
—Reshma Ramachandran, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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