Definition of Data processing

1. Noun. (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information.


Definition of Data processing

1. Noun. Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers. ¹

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Medical Definition of Data processing

1. Conversion of crude information into usable or storable form; statistical analysis of data by a computer program. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Data Processing

data fusion
data glove
data hierarchy
data input device
data link
data management
data miner
data mining
data model
data modeling
data multiplexer
data paths
data point
data points
data processing (current term)
data processor
data rate
data rates
data set
data sets
data smoothing
data store
data stores
data stream
data structure
data structures
data synchronization
data system
data table

Literary usage of Data processing

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1. The Learning Enterprise by Anthony P. Carnevale (1993)
"data processing Personnel he growing importance of data processing has created a distinctive population for training. Although individual categories of ..."

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