As nouns the difference between database and tablebase
is that database is a collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer while tablebase is a computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of a chess endgame position, typically used by a computer chess engine during play.
As a verb database
is to enter data into a database.
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.
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(computing) A set of tables in a database(1).
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(computing) A software program for storing, retrieving and manipulating a database(1).
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(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
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tablebase
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(chess) A computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of a chess endgame position, typically used by a computer chess engine during play. 