applications but managed independently
of them. [Archives] 
n., [databases] Structured assemblies of logically related data, usually machine-readable data, designed to meet various
applications but managed independently of them. [Arts] 
n., Information that is accessed and updated through software (a database management system) that has been organized,
structured, and stored so that it can be manipulated and extracted to for various purposes. [Computer and Information Sciences] 
n., Any grouping of data for