Meaning
An organized, structured collection of digital data stored and accessed electronically from a computer system.
Three examples from work
Tech stack selection
DevShould we use PostgreSQL as our primary relational database?
LeadYes, its JSONB support and robust ACID compliance are ideal for multi-tenant SaaS.
Incident response
DevOpsThe database connection pool reached maximum capacity during the flash sale.
LeadIncrease the connection pool limit and enable statement timeouts.
Backup verification
ArchitectDo we conduct automated restore drills for database backups?
DBAEvery Sunday night our CI pipeline spins up a fresh replica from backup to verify data integrity.
Abbreviated as 'DB'. Common categories include relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL, vector) databases.