Database and Data

noun

• An organized body of related information. .

(DoD) Information that is normally structured and indexed for user access and review. Databases may exist in the form of physical files (folders, documents, etc.) or formatted automated data processing system data files.

noun

• A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
  • usage: "statistical data"
  • synonyms: information
• An item of factual information derived from measurement or research.
  • synonyms: datum, data point

• (n.pl.) See Datum.
• (pl.) of Datum.

(DoD) Representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means. Any representations such as characters or analog quantities to which meaning is or might be assigned.