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data warehouse

American

noun

Computers. a large, centralized collection of digital data gathered from various units within an organization.

The annual report uses information from the data warehouse.

Other Word Forms

data warehousing noun

Etymology

Origin of data warehouse

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Snowflake is a leading vendor of data warehouse and cloud data management solutions.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

“You can already see the writing on the wall,” said Ali Ghodsi, chief executive of Databricks, a data warehouse and analysis company that works with A.I. start-ups.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024

“This footnote refers to our exploration of more than 800 features from Allegheny’s data warehouse more than five years ago,” the developers said by email.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

The financial accounting, the technology infrastructure, the data warehouse, and the hardcore underlying payments to infrastructure, I’m not as involved in.

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2021

"We actually don't yet have a data warehouse, it's just not where we prioritize engineering; it's not needed to get vaccines in arms, it's needed for entering questions like you're asking."

From Salon • May 22, 2021

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