| database | |
| 1. n. (general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer. | |
| I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer. | |
| 2. n. (computing) A set of tables in a database(1). | |
| The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables. | |
| 3. n. (computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1). | |
| Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle? | |
| 4. n. (computing) A combination of (1) and (2). | |
| 5. v. To enter data into a database | |
