database

noun

1. (broadly)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. A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.

   “The "books" database will have three tables, and the "customers" database will have two tables.”

3. (broadly, metonymically)A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.

   “Which database do you use: MySQL or Oracle?”

4. (broadly, metonymically)A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.

verb

1. (transitive)To enter (data) into a database.

   “The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found).”