Look up: Database

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   Database
   (1) A collection of data sets with supporting metadata related to a system, project or facility. (2) A collection of integrated data serviced by a Data Base Management System (DBMS); often organized for quick search and retrieval. Source: ESAD.
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   Database
   A computer holding large amounts of information that can be searched by an Internet user. A storehouse of information on the Net.
   Found on http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/glo-1.ht
   
   
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   database
   [Noun] Information stored on a computer.
   Example: The college had my address and enrolment number on their database.
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   Database
   A structured collection of records, details ......
   Found on http://www.cryer.co.uk/glossary/d/index.
   
   
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   Database
   A collection of related data stored in one or more computerized files in a manner that can be accessed by users or computer programs via a database management system.
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   Database
   Physical management system for one or more datasets.
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   database
   [n] - an organized body of related information
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   Database
   An application which is primarily used to store pieces of information which can be accessed for processing. An example of a database application is Microsoft Access.
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   Database
   Data that has been organised in a disciplined way to ensure that it can be accessed quickly and flexibly.
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    Database
    A collection of organised data that can be searched, re-arranged and processed to enhance its value. Database is a bad description in reality. It should be called an information-base since data is just a collection of numbers, letters, pictures etc where as information is a usable and valueable collection.
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    Database
    This can range from a simple list of names and addresses (on paper or in electronic format) to detailed profile data.
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    Database
    the definition of this word has changed over the years - it used to mean a unified collection of data files but now it tends to refer to an integrated system of data plus the means of interrogating and manipulating the data - even to the extent of referring to a database language
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    Database
    A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer so that a computer program can consult it to answer queries. The records retrieved in answer to queries are information that can be used to make decisions.
    Found on http://www.somersetwebservices.co.uk/glo
    
    
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    Database
    A program that stores records of information.
    Found on http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/d.html
    
    
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    Database
    This is any collection of data: part numbers, product codes, customer information, etc. It usually refers to data stored on a computer.
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    Database
    Information organised into interrelated tables of data and information. See also: Data.
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    Database
    A collection of digitally stored records
    Found on http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mg1.htm#
    
    
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    database
    generally, any collection of information that can be created, accessed, and processed automatically. Many sophisticated software packages exist for creating and accessing databases of information.
    Found on http://www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/clmt/
    
    
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    Database
    Collection of data that is organised so that its contents can be easily accessed, managed and updated.
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    database
    1. (database) One or more large structured sets of persistent data, usually associated with software to update and query the data. A simple database might be a single file containing many records, each of which contains the same set of fields where each field is a certain fixed width. A database is one component of a database management system. Se...
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    database
    A collection of interrelated data items stored together without unnecessary redundancy, to serve one or more applications.
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    database
    in Computing, a file or system of files that provides a set of data which is sufficient for a given purpose or for a particular data processing system; Also data base Category: Management in the public and private sector
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Database
    An electronic filing cabinet.
    Found on http://www.ft.com/dbglossary
    
    
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    Database
    A database is a collection of data that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed, managed, and updated.
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    database
    Store of information which is structured into related sets of data called files.
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