data bank bânk-e dâdehâ, dâdé bânk (#) Fr.: banque de données A set of data related to a given subject and organized in such a way that it can be consulted by users. Etymology (EN): → data; bank, from M.Fr. banque, from O.It. banca “table,” because of “the moneylender’s exchange table,” from P.Gmc. *bankiz (O.H.G. bank “bench”). Etymology (PE): Bânk, from Fr. banque, see above; dâdehâ, plural of dâdé→ datum. |