单词 | database |
释义 | database (once / 2585 pages) n A database is an organized body of information. Libraries have lots of databases to help you find books, articles, or information. Looking for some information? You might need to check a database, probably at the library or online. A database collects a bunch of information and resources, usually on a common subject. Some databases feature newspapers; others are related to legal issues. The police use databases to track criminals, and the government uses databases to track terrorists. Anywhere there's information being collected and accessed, there's probably a database keeping track of it all. WORD FAMILYdatabase: databases USAGE EXAMPLESA new law in Russia, for instance, requires that the personal information of Russian citizens is kept in national databases. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Kimberly Bathgate, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania court system, said the outcome was reported to state police for inclusion in its criminal history database. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The state agency overseeing the license database says the federal law enforcement agency tapped into it 240 times in 2016. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n an organized body of related information Exp|Hypo|Hyper ASCII character set (computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Systemrelational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature Princeton WordNeta machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University list, listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) computer database, electronic database, electronic information service, on-line database(computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers subdata basea subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application agenda, agendum, order of businessa list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) A-lista list of names of specially favored people bibliographya 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.) billa list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) black book, blacklista list of people who are out of favor calendara list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc) calorie charta list of foods and information about their caloric content canona complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church catalog, cataloguea complete list of things; usually arranged systematically character setan ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing checklista list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted class list, honours lista list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations codexan official list of chemicals or medicines etc. contents, table of contentsa list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start corrigendaa list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections creditsa list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) criminal record, recorda list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted directory(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk) distribution listlist of names to whom a communication should be sent enumeration, numberinga numbered list FAQa list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers free lista list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs grocery list, shopping lista list of heterogenous items that someone wants hit lista list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder) hit paradea ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time indexan alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed keya list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations keya list of answers to a test inventory, stock lista detailed list of all the items in stock mailing lista list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed flag, mastheada listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. computer menu, menu(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user necrologya list of people who died recently play list, playlista list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio portfolioa list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution posting(bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records price lista listing of prices for different goods or services push-down list, push-down stack, stacka list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) queue(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted roll, rostera list of names schedulean ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur shopping lista list of items to be purchased short list, shortlista list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen sick lista list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc) slate, ticketa list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices standingan ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event wish lista list of events that you wish would occur relational databasea database in which relations between information items are explicitly specified as accessible attributes object-oriented databasea database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition lexical databasea database of information about words info, information a message received and understood |
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