NIH MeSH · D016208Information Science

Databases, Factual

Also known asDatabase, Factual · Factual Database · Factual Databases · Databanks, Factual · Databank, Factual · Factual Databank · Factual Databanks · Data Banks, Factual · Data Bank, Factual · Factual Data Bank · Factual Data Banks · Data Bases, Factual

Definition

Extensive collections, reputedly complete, of facts and data garnered from material of a specialized subject area and made available for analysis and application. The collection can be automated by various contemporary methods for retrieval. The concept should be differentiated from DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC which is restricted to collections of bibliographic references.

MeSH classification

  • L01.313.500.750.300.188.400
  • L01.470.750.750

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D016208) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗