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Database vs Prewrite - What's the difference?

database | prewrite |

As nouns the difference between database and prewrite

is that database is (computing) a collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer while prewrite is (computing|database) a write operation that is buffered instead of being applied directly to the database.

As verbs the difference between database and prewrite

is that database is to enter data into a database while prewrite is to make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing.

database

English

(wikipedia database)

Alternative forms

* (older) data base, data-base

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
  • (computing) A set of tables in a database(1).
  • (computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).
  • (computing) A combination of (1) and (2).

    • Synonyms

    * (collection of organized information) databank * (computer software) database management system

    Verb

    (databas)
  • To enter data into a database
    • ----

    prewrite

    English

    Verb

  • To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing.
  • :Some students, due to anxiety, skip the most important first step, which is to prewrite the thesis, and jump into the middle of the project, which is a fatal error.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, database) A write operation that is buffered instead of being applied directly to the database.