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Database

Abbreviation(s) or Acronym(s): None

Definition(s):

(noun) A structured Repository of Data, Information, and Knowledge, along with its related metadata, residing in a computer’s Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or on physical storage such as a file system, typically organized for structured Data, Information, and Knowledge storage, entry, rapid search, retrieval, and manipulation or calculation.

Examples include but are not limited to Relational Databases, Document Databases, and Vector Databases.

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