English

Alternative forms

• (older) data base, data-base

Noun

database ‎(plural databases)

1. (computing) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

   I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer.‎

2. (computing) A set of tables in a database(1).

   The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables.‎

3. (computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).

   Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?‎

4. (computing) A combination of (1) and (2).

Abbreviations

• (computer software): DB

Synonyms

• (collection of organized information): databank
• (computer software): database management system

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

database ‎(third-person singular simple present databases, present participle databasing, simple past and past participle databased)

1. To enter data into a database

Danish

Etymology

From English database.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːtabaːsə/, [ˈd̥æːtˢaˌb̥æːsə], [ˌd̥æːtˢaˈb̥æːsə]

Noun

database c (singular definite databasen, plural indefinite databaser)

1. database [from 1970]

Inflection

External links

• database on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧ta‧base

Etymology

Borrowing from English database

Noun

database f ‎(plural databases, diminutive databaseje n)

1. database

Synonyms

• databank

French

Noun

database f ‎(plural databases)

1. (dated) database

Synonyms

• base de données

Interlingua

Noun

database ‎(plural databases)

1. database

Italian

Noun

database m ‎(invariable)

1. database

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

database m ‎(definite singular databasen, indefinite plural databaser, definite plural databasene)

1. a database

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

database m ‎(definite singular databasen, indefinite plural databasar, definite plural databasane)

1. a database