database : Idioms & Phrases
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computer database
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noun (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
electronic information service; computer database; electronic database.
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database management
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noun creation and maintenance of a database
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database management system
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noun a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
DBMS.
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electronic database
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noun (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
electronic information service; computer database; electronic database.
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lexical database
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noun a database of information about words
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object-oriented database
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noun a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition
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object-oriented database management system
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noun a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database
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on-line database
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noun (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
electronic information service; computer database; electronic database.
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patent and trademark office database
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noun the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
Patent Office.
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relational database
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noun a database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes
- in a relational database the data are organized as a number of differently sized tables
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relational database management system
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noun a database management system designed to manage a relational database
