database

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

• To enter data into a database.

Related

Similar words

• DB
• data set, dataset, databank
• database management system

Origin

• data + base