database

Meanings

Plural: databases

Noun

• an organized body of related information
• 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.

Synonyms

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