da|ta|bank

da|ta|bank «DAY tuh _BANGK, DAT uh-, DAH tuh-», noun, verb, or data bank.

–n.

1. a large collection of records stored on a computer system from which specialized data may be extracted or organized as desired: »

In defence of databanks, one can point to major benefits in medicine, in research, in industry and in commerce which stem directly from the centralization of information (London Times).

2. such a computer system with its data.

3. the place where such a computer system is located.

4. any data storage system.

–v.t.

to put or store in a databank.