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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Recent Examples of databases
Othram, based in The Woodlands, Texas, specializes in advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, a method that can help investigators identify suspects or unknown victims when traditional law enforcement databases do not produce a match.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Deputy Chief Craig Neal also told the Chicago Tribune that precise databases were not available at the time.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
For ordinary users, this means more personal information is collected, passed through more systems and retained in more databases, all in the name of preventing crime.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The new searchable databases work against those calls, encouraging Germans to look more closely at their own families’ association with Nazism and prompting fresh reflections on how ordinary citizens came to normalize extremism.
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Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
The number of dead was expected to climb, and people reported tens of thousands of missing on independent digital databases.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
But online databases say about 51,000 remain missing.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Thousands have been reported missing, according to multiple databases being used by families searching for loved ones.
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Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The main reason for the current CPU renaissance is that agentic AI systems perform many of those general-purpose tasks, such as browsing the web, managing files, and combing through databases.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Deputy Chief Craig Neal also told the Chicago Tribune that precise databases were not available at the time.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
For ordinary users, this means more personal information is collected, passed through more systems and retained in more databases, all in the name of preventing crime.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The new searchable databases work against those calls, encouraging Germans to look more closely at their own families’ association with Nazism and prompting fresh reflections on how ordinary citizens came to normalize extremism.
—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
The number of dead was expected to climb, and people reported tens of thousands of missing on independent digital databases.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
But online databases say about 51,000 remain missing.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Thousands have been reported missing, according to multiple databases being used by families searching for loved ones.
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Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The main reason for the current CPU renaissance is that agentic AI systems perform many of those general-purpose tasks, such as browsing the web, managing files, and combing through databases.
—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for databases
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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The internet is swarming with articles and videos decrying the decision.
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“Databases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/databases. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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