database B2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ UK /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #6220 Meanings 1 noun A large set of organized information stored in a computer so it can be searched easily. All the customer records are kept in a single database. 2 verb To enter information into a database. The library databased every book in its collection. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a large set of organized... databankdataset More db Word family Forms databases Derived forms database-firstdatabaselikegeodatabasehyperbasemetadatabasenondatabasesubdatabasesuperdatabasetablebasetermbasetextbase Common collocations relational database Adjective + noun Etymology From data + base. Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # database **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 6220 ## Meanings 1. A large set of organized information stored in a computer so it can be searched easily. 2. To enter information into a database. ## Examples - All the customer records are kept in a single database. - The library databased every book in its collection. ## Synonyms - db ## Derived Forms - database-first - databaselike - geodatabase - hyperbase - metadatabase - nondatabase - subdatabase - superdatabase - tablebase - termbase - textbase ## Etymology From data + base. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown