databank en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdeɪ̯.tə.bæŋk/
- /ˈdɑː.tə-/
- dä′tə-
- dā′tə-băngk
- dăt′ə-
- /ˈdæt.ə-/
Etymology
From data + bank.
Meanings
-
A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure).
The FBI, in cooperation with states' crime laboratories, has established its own databank called Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
1997, Paul G. Stimson, Curtis A. Mertz, Forensic dentistry, →ISBN, page 58:
- An organization dedicated to maintaining a database.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| databanks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| data bank | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi tietopankki (organization maintaining a database) · pl bank danych (organization maintaining a database) · nl databank (organization maintaining a database)