In computing terms the difference between repository and database
is that repository is a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system while database is a combination of (1) and (2).
As nouns the difference between repository and database
is that repository is a location for storage, often for safety or preservation while 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.
As a verb database is
to enter data into a database.
repository
Noun
(repositories)
a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
# (computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system
a burial vault
a person to whom a secret is entrusted
Synonyms
* (location for storage) depository, archive
Related terms
* reposit
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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