database

noun

da·​ta·​base ˈdā-tə-ˌbās 

ˈda-

also ˈdä-

computers

: a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer)

an online database

database transitive verb

Examples of database in a Sentence

All of our customers' information was kept in a database.

Recent Examples on the Web

Fox News Digital extracted the names from the logos and built a database of the coalition. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

What’s being sold includes databases with identifying information such as Social Security numbers, date of birth, or other identifying information. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

In this database, NPR found more than 1,000 reports of optic neuropathy linked to GLP-1s since 2024. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

The City of Los Angeles applied for two of LAHSA’s functions, the homeless database and the matching system, but scored below Los Angeles County in both. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for database

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace
• interface

Kids Definition

database

noun

da·​ta·​base ˈdāt-ə-ˌbās 

ˈdat-

also ˈdät-

: a collection of data that is organized especially to be used by a computer