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database

Organized collection of data in computing

EntityQ8513

Also known as database, DB · digital database · db

Subclass of: data set
, work
, digital object
+2 more
Part of: host

Overview

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In computing, a database is an organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS), the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze the data. The DBMS additionally encompasses the core facilities provided to administer the database. The sum total of the database, the DBMS and the associated applications can be referred to as a database system. Often the term "database" is also used loosely to refer to any of the DBMS, the database system or an application associated with the database.

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138 statements · 18% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Wikimedia outline: outline of databases
Said to be the same as: data base
Uses: logical database model
Studied by: database theory
Main Wikidata property: applicable 'stated in' value
Used by: database management system
Members / parts: data
record
database schema nature of statement: often
integrity constraints nature of statement: often
database table nature of statement: often
data dictionary nature of statement: sometimes
data base

On other databases

98 identifiers linking database across the web's reference databases

Data quality

138

statements

18%

externally sourced

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AIDB. (2026). database (Q8513). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/database-Q8513