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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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Recent Examples of databases
Graph databases work best when the data that is being worked with is highly connected, with complex many-to-many relationships.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
And data brokers refresh their databases constantly.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
There is a real difference between general-purpose large language models like ChatGPT and Claude that have been trained on the open web, and industry-specific legal AI tools that are plugged into the same databases lawyers have been using for decades.
—Alexandra Smyth, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Then, after criminal DNA databases expanded in the early 2000s, investigators identified blood inside the KFC restaurant that matched Pinkerton and Hartsfield, according to Tanner and the Longview News-Journal.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
In 2003 Danish college student David Heinemeier Hansson used Ruby to create Ruby on Rails, an open-source, server-side web application framework used to quickly set up databases, web services, and Web pages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The computerized analysis produces polygenic risk scores using complex algorithms developed from years of genetic research on large databases.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 May 2026
Open-access databases of digital microscopy also make scientific collaboration easier.
—Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
The system, which fuses data from smartphones, security and traffic cameras, Wi-Fi signals, drones, government databases and social media, has granted Israel what seems an almost omniscient ability to track Hezbollah cadres’ every movement.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
And data brokers refresh their databases constantly.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
There is a real difference between general-purpose large language models like ChatGPT and Claude that have been trained on the open web, and industry-specific legal AI tools that are plugged into the same databases lawyers have been using for decades.
—Alexandra Smyth, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Then, after criminal DNA databases expanded in the early 2000s, investigators identified blood inside the KFC restaurant that matched Pinkerton and Hartsfield, according to Tanner and the Longview News-Journal.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
In 2003 Danish college student David Heinemeier Hansson used Ruby to create Ruby on Rails, an open-source, server-side web application framework used to quickly set up databases, web services, and Web pages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The computerized analysis produces polygenic risk scores using complex algorithms developed from years of genetic research on large databases.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 May 2026
Open-access databases of digital microscopy also make scientific collaboration easier.
—Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
The system, which fuses data from smartphones, security and traffic cameras, Wi-Fi signals, drones, government databases and social media, has granted Israel what seems an almost omniscient ability to track Hezbollah cadres’ every movement.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
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The department did not immediately provide additional information about the suspect or suspects.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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No, our purpose is to supplement, extend and update, so our politics may match the scale and speed of contemporary information and commerce, migration and ecology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Cuba Press, a news agency with six typewriters located in the house of the poet Raúl Rivero, managed to report on the national hangover, as did Habana Press, an agency directed by Joaquín Torres, who dictated his articles over the phone to the exiles running Cubanet and Radio Martí.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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