data bank

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In March 2009, homicide detectives reopened the case and submitted evidence gathered in 1987 to the CAL-DNA data bank in the hopes a lead would emerge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Contemporary art, dating roughly from 1945 onwards, made up 23% of the art market in 2020-2021, compared with 3% in 2000-2001, according to the Artprice data bank.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2022

Much of Midnight Protocol’s story plays out over simulated emails, chat sessions, and a small searchable data bank.

From The Verge • Nov. 15, 2021

"I think things like a national data bank to take a look, to make sure that police officers who have a bad record one place can't go to another, makes a difference," he pointed out.

From Fox News • Jun. 9, 2020

Checked to indicate by NUC symbol libraries believed to have needed item, on the basis of the data bank of library card catalogs in microfilm or telephone confirmation.

From LILRC Interlibrary Loan Manual: January, 1976 by Long Island Library Resources Council (N.Y.)