database vs foundation

database

noun
  • A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set. 

  • A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer. 

  • A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set. 

  • A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them. 

verb
  • To enter data into a database. 

foundation

noun
  • The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop. 

  • The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 

  • A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. 

  • A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines. 

  • The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. 

  • That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. 

  • Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture. 

  • That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding. 

  • In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order. 

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