Meanings
noundatabase administrator (plural database administrators, abbreviation DBA)
plural database administrators · abbreviation DBA
- computingA 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.
Translations
Arabic مُدِير قَاعِدَة الْبَيَانَات
- مُدِير قَاعِدَة الْبَيَانَات (mudīr qaʕidat al-bayānāt)person
Chinese Mandarin 數據庫管理員 /数据库管理员
- 數據庫管理員 /数据库管理员 (shùjùkù guǎnlǐyuán)person
Finnish tietokantahallinnoija, tietokannan ylläpitäjä
- tietokantahallinnoijaperson
- tietokannan ylläpitäjäperson
- tietokanta-administraattoriperson
French administrateur de bases de données, DBA
- administrateur de bases de donnéesperson
- DBAperson
German Datenbankadministrator
- Datenbankadministratorperson
Hungarian adatbázis-adminisztrátor
- adatbázis-adminisztrátorperson
Indonesian administrator pangkalan data
- administrator pangkalan dataperson
Japanese データベース管理者
- データベース管理者 (dētabēsu-kanrisha)person
Polish administrator bazy danych
- administrator bazy danychperson
Portuguese administrador de banco de dados
- administrador de banco de dadosperson
Romanian administrator de baze de date
- administrator de baze de dateperson
Russian администра́тор баз да́нных
- администра́тор баз да́нных (administrátor baz dánnyx)person
Spanish administrador de base de datos
- administrador de base de datosperson
Cite this entry
APA
database administrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/database%20administrator
MLA
“database administrator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/database%20administrator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “database administrator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/database%20administrator.
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