data base

da·ta base

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh beys]
- /ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə beɪs/
- /ˈdeɪtə beɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh beys]
- /ˈdeɪ tə, ˈdæt ə, ˈdɑ tə beɪs/

Definitions of data base words

noun data base a comprehensive collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally in a computer. 1
abbreviation DATA BASE data bank. 1
noun data base Obsolete spelling of database. 0

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Origin of data base

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; data + base1

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Parts of speech for Data base

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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data base popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for data base

noun data base

information retrieval — the systematic storage and recovery of data, as from a file, card catalog, or the memory bank of a computer. Abbreviation: IR.

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