database

Definitions of database
  1. noun
    an organized body of related information
    synonyms: banca dati, base di dati, data bank
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    distinta, elenco, lista, nota
    a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
    agenda, scaletta
    a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
    bibliografia
    a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
    character set
    an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing
    indice
    a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
    numerazione
    a numbered list
    rubrica
    an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
    inventario
    a detailed list of all the items in stock
    indirizzario
    a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed
    menu
    (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user
    listino
    a listing of prices for different goods or services
    stack
    a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
    coda
    (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
    albo
    a list of names
    orario
    an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
    ambiente, cerchia, giro, mondo, rosa
    a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
    database relazionale
    a database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes
    type of:
    informazione, notizia, nozione
    a message received and understood
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