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database administrator

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability, integrity, security, availability and performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُدِير قَاعِدَة الْبَيَانَات (mudīr qaʕidat al-bayānāt) — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據庫管理員 /数据库管理员 (shùjùkù guǎnlǐyuán) — person
  • Finnish: tietokantahallinnoija — person
  • Finnish: tietokannan ylläpitäjä — person
  • Finnish: tietokanta-administraattori — person
  • French: administrateur de bases de données — person
  • French: DBA — person
  • German: Datenbankadministrator — person
  • Hungarian: adatbázis-adminisztrátor — person
  • Indonesian: administrator pangkalan data — person
  • Japanese: データベース管理者 (dētabēsu-kanrisha) — person
  • Polish: administrator bazy danych — person
  • Portuguese: administrador de banco de dados — person
  • Romanian: administrator de baze de date — person
  • Russian: администра́тор баз да́нных (administrátor baz dánnyx) — person
  • Spanish: administrador de base de datos — person