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[edit] Definitions of Database on the Web:
- an organized body of related information
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- A computer database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. A database relies upon software to organize the storage of data. In other words, the software models the database structure in what are known as database models (or data models). ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database
- The Database, also known as The Scribes of Knowledge, are fictional aliens in the Super Robot Wars series. Their only appearance was in Super Robot Wars W, where they were revealed to be the main antagonists.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database (Super Robot Wars)
- A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessed by a computer; A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1); A combination of (1) and (2)
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/database
- An organized collection of records presented in a standardized format searched by computers. WebPals, ID Weeks Library's Online Catalog, is a database. The periodical indexes available through the library are also databases.
www.usd.edu/library/instruction/glossary.shtml
- database is an organized collection of computer records. In libraries, one of the most common types of databases consists of records describing articles in periodicals otherwise known as a periodical index.
www.lib.utexas.edu/help/glossary/d.html
- a collection of related electronic records in a standardized format, searchable in a variety of ways, such as title, author, subject, and keyword. Common examples of databases are the library catalog and citation indexes.
libnet.colorado.edu/pwr/tutorial/glossary.cfm
- A logical collection of interrelated information, managed and stored as a unit, usually on some form of mass-storage system such as magnetic tape or disk. ...
geoapp2.gov.mb.ca/website/MAFRI/Glossary3.html
- This is any collection of data: part numbers, product codes, customer information, etc. It usually refers to data stored on a computer.
www.verio.com/support/files/glossary.cfm
- A collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system.
www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/about/committees/webteam/standards-glossary.shtml
- An organized collection of information.
www.gaston.k12.nc.us/Schools/bessemerhigh/VOCABULARY/DIGITALCOMM/database_vocabulary.htm
- 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.
www.somersetwebservices.co.uk/glossary.htm
- is a collection of interrelated Data stored together without harmful or unnecessary redundancy and structured in such a manner as to serve one or more applications. The data are stored so that they are independent of programs that use the data.
www.quantum3.co.za/CI%20Glossary.htm
- a collection of data or file of information in a form accessible by computer or indexed in machine readable form. In a sense, a database is a computerized library in which individual records can be retrieved.
www.uakron.edu/library/instruction/glossary.htm
- A shared collection of logically related data designed to meet the information needs of multiple users in an organization.
www.cbu.edu/~lschmitt/I351/glossary.htm
- An electronic collection of computer records or citations to materials on a particular subject. Hedgehog, the library on-line catalog, is a database of books and other materials. Academic Search Premier is a database of citations covering articles in journals, magazines and newspapers. ...
https://www.oit.edu/Default.aspx
- One or more large and structured sets of persistent data. A simple database might be a single file containing many records.
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- A body of information in machine readable form which is searched on a computer terminal. Records for materials owned by the ASU Libraries comprise the ASU Libraries Online Catalog database.
www.asu.edu/lib/help/liblingo.htm
- Integrated data files organized and stored electronically in a uniform file structure that allows data elements to be manipulated, correlated, or extracted to satisfy diverse analytical and reporting needs. ...
osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives/handbook/definitions/
- A collection of information that can be accessed and searched through the Internet or CD-ROM.
www.njcu.edu/Guarini/instructions/ILTutorial/Glossary.htm
- A collection of data objects stored together in electronic form, according to one schema, and accessible by computer.
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/12-591-XIE/2006001/glossary.htm
- A collection of information or data that is organised, usually for referencing eg a group of names, addresses, phone numbers or student details, etc.
www.its.strath.ac.uk/helpdesk/glossary/
- an online tool used to identify articles (or book chapters, dissertations, etc.) on a topic, written by a particular author, in a particular journal, etc.; an electronic version of print index or abstract
hsc.utoledo.edu/lib/education/glossary.html
- Relational data structure used to store, query, and retrieve information.
fwie.fw.vt.edu/tws-gis/glossary.htm
