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database

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈdeɪ.tə.beɪs/ US  /-t̬ə-/

Definition

B2 a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at or changed: We're linked to the on-line database at our head office.Computer concepts
(Definition of database noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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