Database

Definition

(Noun; Technology) A place where all your data goes to die a slow and painful death.

Database: An endless sea of ones and zeroes stretching out into infinity with no end in sight...

Usage

I tried to delete my database but it just kept coming back!

Insight

What did the database say when asked for its opinion? Nothing - it was completely silent!

Origin

Database is derived from the Latin phrase "datum baseus" which translates roughly as "data that's stuck in one spot".

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