databanks
Digital record stores
Databanks are large repositories of organized information, typically stored electronically for retrieval and analysis.
The term emerged alongside early computing and often appears in contexts involving research, surveillance, or institutional record-keeping: government databanks, genetic databanks.
The word has a slightly dated, mid-century feel; database is now more common in technical contexts.
Stored historical records
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- depositorySecure storage location
records · collection · registry · catalog · index · filing · retrieval · backup
Request for information
- SQLDatabase manipulation language
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- relationalConcerning connections between things
record · index · normalization · transaction · replication · structured · searchable · DBMS
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- serverOne who attends tables
- datacenterFacility housing networked computers
- networkInterconnected system
- onlineNetwork-connected state
cybersecurity · encryption · backup · redundancy · distributed · virtualized · scalable · terabyte
Stored data or albums
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
documentation · evidence · findings · reports · census · demographics · biometrics · genomic
Freedom from observation
- securityProtection from threat
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- GDPREU data protection law
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
consent · breach · audit · retention · anonymization · encryption · policy · oversight
archive
Stored historical records
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- vaultSecure storage chamber
depository · records · collection · registry · catalog · index · filing · retrieval · backup · centralized
query
Request for information
- SQLDatabase manipulation language
- schemaOrganized representational structure
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
relational · record · index · normalization · transaction · replication · structured · searchable · DBMS · Oracle
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- serverOne who attends tables
- datacenterFacility housing networked computers
- networkInterconnected system
online · cybersecurity · encryption · backup · redundancy · distributed · virtualized · scalable · terabyte · petabyte
records
Stored data or albums
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
knowledge · documentation · evidence · findings · reports · census · demographics · biometrics · genomic · financial
privacy
Freedom from observation
- securityProtection from threat
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- GDPREU data protection law
regulation · consent · breach · audit · retention · anonymization · encryption · policy · oversight · accountability
databanksoral tradition
Culture passed by speech
filing cabinets · card catalogs · stone tablets · scrolls · manila folders