Database
An organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system. It allows for easy access, management, and updating of information.
Exemples
3 sur 5You can search the database by name or date.
You can look through the data collection using a name or a time.
We need to migrate our database to a faster server.
We must move our data collection to a more powerful machine.
The database crashed while I was trying to save my work.
The data system stopped working when I was saving.
Synonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
A 'base' for 'data' — where all the information lives.
Quiz rapide
The HR department uses a ______ to keep track of all employee records.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : database
Exemples
You can search the database by name or date.
everydayYou can look through the data collection using a name or a time.
We need to migrate our database to a faster server.
businessWe must move our data collection to a more powerful machine.
The database crashed while I was trying to save my work.
informalThe data system stopped working when I was saving.
The research relies on a massive database of genetic information.
academicThe study uses a huge collection of DNA data.
Access to the employee database is strictly controlled.
formalEntry into the worker data collection is highly protected.
Synonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
access the database
get into the data collection
central database
the main collection of data
online database
data stored on the internet
Souvent confondu avec
A spreadsheet (like Excel) is for simple calculations; a database is for complex, large-scale data storage and retrieval.
Notes d'usage
Can be written as one word (database) or two (data base), but one word is much more common in modern IT.
Erreurs courantes
Learners sometimes use 'data' when they specifically mean the 'database' (the system holding the data).
Astuce mémo
A 'base' for 'data' — where all the information lives.
Origine du mot
First appeared in the 1960s to describe a 'base' of operations for electronic data.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The HR department uses a ______ to keep track of all employee records.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : database
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