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databases

databases is the plural of database.

databases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of database.

Meaning of database

Noun

database (plural databases)

  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.

See all 5 meanings of database

Phrases with databases

Questions about databases

What is databases the plural of?
Databases is the plural of database.

Words near databases in the dictionary

  1. database transactions
  2. database-first
  3. databased
  4. databaseless
  5. databaselike
  6. databases
  7. databasey
  8. databasing
  9. databend
  10. databending
  11. databends

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Adapted from Wiktionary: databases (page history and authors); database (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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