data-based
         adj 1: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental
                  results that supported the hypothesis" [syn:
                  {experimental}, {data-based}, {observational}]

English Dictionary: deed of conveyance	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
database n an organized body of related information
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
database management n creation and maintenance of a database
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
database management system n a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database Synonym(s): database management system, DBMS
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
date back v belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years" Synonym(s): go back, date back, date from
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dative case n the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb Synonym(s): dative, dative case
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deed of conveyance n a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" Synonym(s): deed, deed of conveyance, title
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deedbox n a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked Synonym(s): strongbox, deedbox
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Diadophis n a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes Synonym(s): Diadophis, genus Diadophis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ditty bag n kit used by sailors and soldiers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Adeps \[d8]Ad"eps\, n. [L.]       Animal fat; lard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Autophagi \[d8]Au*toph"a*gi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] self +       [?] to eat.] (Zo[94]l.)       Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food       as soon as hatched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hautpas \[d8]Haut`pas"\, n. [F. haut high + pas step.]       A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a       raised table or throne. See {Dais}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Uti possidetis \[d8]U`ti pos`si*de"tis\ [L., as you possess.]       1. (Internat. Law) The basis or principle of a treaty which             leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they             have acquired by their arms during the war. --Brande & C.          2. (Roman Law) A species of interdict granted to one who was             in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he             might be declared the legal possessor. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Date \Date\, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. [?], prob. not       the same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.]       (Bot.)       The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.          Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive,                containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome,                and inclosing a hard kernel.          {Date palm}, [or] {Date tree} (Bot.), the genus of palms             which bear dates, of which common species is {Ph[d2]nix             dactylifera}. See Illust.          {Date plum} (Bot.), the fruit of several species of             {Diospyros}, including the American and Japanese             persimmons, and the European lotus ({D. Lotus}).          {Date shell}, or {Date fish} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell, or             its inhabitant, of the genus {Pholas}, and allied genera.             See {Pholas}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dative \Da"tive\, a. [L. dativus appropriate to giving, fr. dare       to give. See 2d {Date}.]       1. (Gram.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the             remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by             to or for with the objective.          2. (Law)             (a) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will                   and pleasure, as an office.             (b) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of                   an officer.             (c) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being                   cast upon a party by the law. --Burril. Bouvier.          {Dative executor}, one appointed by the judge of probate, his             office answering to that of an administrator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.       ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.       Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]       A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a       circular line or hoop.          2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other             precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the             ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a             wedding ring.                         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.                         The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.          3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports             are performed; an arena.                         Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring, Where                      youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E. Smith.          4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,             figuratively, prize fighting. [bd]The road was an             institution, the ring was an institution.[b8] --Thackeray.          5. A circular group of persons.                         And hears the Muses in a ring Aye round about Jove's                      alter sing.                                       --Milton.          6. (Geom.)             (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences                   of two concentric circles.             (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or                   other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an                   axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other                   figure.          7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for             taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring             suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through             which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the             graduated inner surface opposite.          8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the             spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.          9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a             selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute             offices, obtain contracts, etc.                         The ruling ring at Constantinople.      --E. A.                                                                               Freeman.          {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring             mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.          {Ring blackbird} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {Ring canal} (Zo[94]l.), the circular water tube which             surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.          {Ring dotterel}, [or] {Ringed dotterel}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.          {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring             (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy             it as valuable, it being worthless.          {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.          {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next             the little finger, on which the ring is placed in             marriage.          {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a             closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See             Illust. under {Benzene}.          {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed             upon a garment of leather or of cloth.          {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under             {Micrometer}.          {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.          {Ring ousel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ousel}.          {Ring parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,             especially {Pal[91]ornis torquatus}, common in India, and             {P. Alexandri} of {Java}.          {Ring plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The ringed dotterel.             (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a                   dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover                   ({[92]gialitis semipalmata}).          {Ring snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small harmless American snake             ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the             neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of             an orange red.          {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.          {Ring thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel.          {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;             prize fighters, collectively.          {The ring}.             (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.                   [Eng.]             (b) The prize ring.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ditty-bag \Dit"ty-bag`\, n.       A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; --       also called sailor's housewife.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ditty-box \Dit"ty-box`\, n.       A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
data abstraction          Any representation of data in which the implementation       details are hidden (abstracted).   {Abstract data types} and       {objects} are the two primary forms of data abstraction.          [Other forms?].          (2003-07-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
data bus          The bus (connections between and within the       {CPU}, memory, and peripherals) used to carry {data}.   Other       connections are the {address bus} and control signals.          The width and {clock rate} of the data bus determine its data       rate (the number of {bytes} per second it can carry), which is       one of the main factors determining the processing power of a       computer.   Most current processor designs use a 32-bit bus,       meaning that 32 bits of data can be transferred at once.   Some       processors have an internal data bus which is wider than their       external bus in order to make external connections cheaper       while retaining some of the benefits in processing power of a       wider bus.          See also {data path}.          (1995-01-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
data packet          {packet}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database          1. One or more large structured sets of persistent       data, usually associated with software to update and {query}       the data.   A simple database might be a single file containing       many {records}, each of which contains the same set of       {fields} where each field is a certain fixed width.          A database is one component of a {database management system}.          See also {ANSI/SPARC Architecture}, {atomic}, {blob}, {data       definition language}, {deductive database}, {distributed       database}, {fourth generation language}, {functional       database}, {object-oriented database}, {relational database}.          {Carol E. Brown's tutorial       (http://www2.bus.orst.edu/faculty/brownc/lectures/db_tutor/)}.          2. A collection of {nodes} managed and stored in       one place and all accessible via the same {server}.   {Links}       outside this are "external", and those inside are "internal".          On the {World-Wide Web} this is called a {web site}.          3. All the facts and rules comprising a {logic programming}       program.          (2002-02-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database administrator          An individual responsible for the design and management of the       {database} and for the evaluation, selection and       implementation of the {database management system}.   In       smaller organisations, the data administrator and database       administrator are often one in the same; however, when they       are different, the database administrator's function is more       technical.   The database administrator would implement the       database software that meets the requirements outlined by the       organisation's data administrator and {systems analyst}s.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database machine          A computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data       from a {database}.   It is specially designed for database       access and is coupled to the main ({front-end}) computer(s) by       a high-speed channel.   This contrasts with a {database       server}, which is a computer in a {local area network} that       holds a database.   The database machine is tightly coupled to       the main CPU, whereas the database server is loosely coupled       via the network.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database management system          (DBMS) A suite of programs which typically manage       large structured sets of persistent data, offering ad hoc       query facilities to many users.   They are widely used in       business applications.          A database management system (DBMS) can be an extremely       complex set of software programs that controls the       organisation, storage and retrieval of data (fields, records       and files) in a database.   It also controls the security and       integrity of the database.   The DBMS accepts requests for data       from the application program and instructs the operating       system to transfer the appropriate data.          When a DBMS is used, information systems can be changed much       more easily as the organisation's information requirements       change.   New categories of data can be added to the database       without disruption to the existing system.          Data security prevents unauthorised users from viewing or       updating the database.   Using passwords, users are allowed       access to the entire database or subsets of the database,       called subschemas (pronounced "sub-skeema").   For example, an       employee database can contain all the data about an individual       employee, but one group of users may be authorised to view       only payroll data, while others are allowed access to only       work history and medical data.          The DBMS can maintain the integrity of the database by not       allowing more than one user to update the same record at the       same time.   The DBMS can keep duplicate records out of the       database; for example, no two customers with the same customer       numbers (key fields) can be entered into the database.          {Query languages} and {report writers} allow users to       interactively interrogate the database and analyse its data.          If the DBMS provides a way to interactively enter and update       the database, as well as interrogate it, this capability       allows for managing personal databases.   However, it may not       leave an audit trail of actions or provide the kinds of       controls necessary in a multi-user organisation.   These       controls are only available when a set of application programs       are customised for each data entry and updating function.          A business information system is made up of subjects       (customers, employees, vendors, etc.) and activities (orders,       payments, purchases, etc.).   Database design is the process of       deciding how to organize this data into record types and how       the record types will relate to each other.   The DBMS should       mirror the organisation's data structure and process       transactions efficiently.          Organisations may use one kind of DBMS for daily transaction       processing and then move the detail onto another computer that       uses another DBMS better suited for random inquiries and       analysis.   Overall systems design decisions are performed by       data administrators and systems analysts.   Detailed database       design is performed by database administrators.          The three most common organisations are the {hierarchical       database}, {network database} and {relational database}.   A       database management system may provide one, two or all three       methods.   Inverted lists and other methods are also used.   The       most suitable structure depends on the application and on the       transaction rate and the number of inquiries that will be       made.          Database machines are specially designed computers that hold       the actual databases and run only the DBMS and related       software.   Connected to one or more mainframes via a       high-speed channel, database machines are used in large volume       transaction processing environments.   Database machines have a       large number of DBMS functions built into the hardware and       also provide special techniques for accessing the disks       containing the databases, such as using multiple processors       concurrently for high-speed searches.          The world of information is made up of data, text, pictures       and voice.   Many DBMSs manage text as well as data, but very       few manage both with equal proficiency.   Throughout the 1990s,       as storage capacities continue to increase, DBMSs will begin       to integrate all forms of information.   Eventually, it will be       common for a database to handle data, text, graphics, voice       and video with the same ease as today's systems handle data.          See also: {intelligent database}.          (1998-10-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database manager          The part of the database management system (DBMS) that handles       the organisation, storage and retrieval of the data.   A       database manager may work with traditional programming       languages, such as COBOL and BASIC, or may work only with its       proprietary programming language.   The terms database manager       and database management system are used interchangeably.          A database manager links two or more files together and is the       foundation for developing routine business systems.   Contrast       with file manager, which works with only one file at a time       and is typically used interactively on a personal computer for       managing personal, independent files, such as name and address       lists.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database normalisation          A series of steps followed to obtain a {database}       design that allows for efficient access and {storage} of data       in a {relational database}.   These steps reduce data       redundancy and the chances of data becoming inconsistent.          A {table} in a {relational database} is said to be in normal       form if it satisfies certain {constraints}.   {Codd}'s original       work defined three such forms but there are now five generally       accepted steps of normalisation.   The output of the first step       is called First Normal Form (1NF), the output of the second       step is Second Normal Form (2NF), etc.          First Normal Form eliminates {repeating groups} by putting       each into a separate table and connecting them with a       {one-to-many relationship}.          Second Normal Form eliminates {functional dependencies} on a       {partial key} by putting the fields in a separate table from       those that are dependent on the whole {key}.          Third Normal Form eliminates functional dependencies on       non-key fields by putting them in a separate table.   At this       stage, all non-key fields are dependent on the key, the whole       key and nothing but the key.          Fourth Normal Form separates independent multi-valued facts       stored in one table into separate tables.          Fifth Normal Form breaks out data redundancy that is not       covered by any of the previous normal forms.          {(http://home.earthlink.net/~billkent/Doc/simple5.htm)}.          [What about non-relational databases?]          (1999-05-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database query language          A language in which users of a {database} can       (interactively) formulate requests and generate reports.   The       best known is {SQL}.          (1998-04-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
database server          A stand-alone computer in a local area network that holds and       manages the database.   It implies that database management       functions, such as locating the actual record being requested,       is performed in the server computer.   Contrast with file       server, which acts as a remote disk drive and requires that       large parts of the database, for example, entire indexes, be       transmitted to the user's computer where the real database       management tasks are performed.          First-generation personal computer database software was not       designed for a network; thus, modified versions of the       software released by the vendors employed the file server       concept.   Second-generation products, designed for local area       networks, perform the management tasks in the server where       they should be done, and consequently are turning the file       server into a database server.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Data/BASIC          (Or "Pick BASIC") A {BASIC}-like language with       {database} capabilities, the main programming language on the       {Pick OS}.          ["The Data/BASIC Language - A Data Processing Language for       Non-Professional Programmers", P.C. Dressen, Proc SJCC 36,       AFIPS, Spring 1970].          (2001-04-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DATABUS          DATApoint BUSiness Language.          A language like an interpreted {assembly language}, used for       custom applications on {Datapoint} computers.          (1995-01-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DataViews          {Graphical user interface} development software from       {V.I.Corporation}, aimed at constructing       {platform}-independent interactive views of dynamic data.          (1994-12-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DataVis          A {dataflow} language for scientific {visualisation}.          ["Data Flow Visual Programming Languages", D. Hils, J Vis       Langs and Comput, Dec 1991].          (1994-12-06)