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database

[dey-tuh-beys] / ˈdeɪ təˌbeɪs /
NOUN
collection of data
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Early-stage venture funds, meanwhile, last 16 years, on average, according to Meketa’s historical database.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s illegal for officers to access that database for non-official reasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Last year it registered trademarks in 12 different product categories in Australia, according to a government intellectual property database.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

To get a more accurate and comprehensive analysis of age-related disparities, the analysis starts by constructing a new dataset that links actual housing transactions in the CoreLogic Deeds database to ages in voter-registration records.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Now it was just a matter of time before the doctors and nurses looked through the missing-persons database to find him.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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