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data base

noun

data base is a noun meaning “Dated spelling of database” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-A-T-A-B-A-S-E. The plural of data base is data bases or data-bases.

What does data base mean?

noun

  1. 1

    Dated spelling of database.

noun

as data-base
  1. 1

    datedDated form of database.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of data base

  • data bases plural
  • data-bases plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with data base

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

data-base vs database50 G

Also written: database (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).