lexical database

Examples:

Princeton WordNet

a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University

Types:

MRD, electronic dictionary, machine readable dictionary

a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically

wordnet

any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet

Type of:

computer database, electronic database, electronic information service, on-line database

(computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers