Definition of Data processing

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data processing
handling of information (especially by a computer)

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Data processing Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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data processing

processing pattern recognition data normalisation 

<application> The input, verification, organisation, storage, retrieval, transformation, and extraction of information from data. The term is normally associated with commercial applications such as stock control or payroll.
(1995-03-30)


Data processing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
data processing

Noun
1. (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
(hypernym) processing
(hyponym) administrative data processing, business data processing
(part-meronym) execution, instruction execution
(classification) computer science, computing

hEnglish - advanced version
data processing

data processing
n : the temporary retention of data in a processor while calculations or logical operations are performed on it


Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
data
sonraí
data bank: stór sonraí
data capture: gabháil sonraí
data carrier: impróir sonraí
data processing: próiseáil sonraí


Data processing Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
data processing
The systematic performance of operations upon data such as handling, merging, sorting, and computing. (188 ) Note: The semantic content of the original data should not be changed. The semantic content of the processed data may be changed. Synonym information processing .


Data processing Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Manufacturing Terms
Data Processing
the execution of a systematic sequence of operations performed upon analog or digital data


Data processing Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Data processing
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Data processing Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Data Processing
Data Processing can be any computer operation or series of operations performed on data to get insightful information.

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Data processing
Data processing is any computer process that converts data into information or  knowledge. The processing is usually assumed to be automated and running on a computer. Because data are most useful when well-presented and actually informative, data-processing systems are often referred to as information systems to emphasize their practicality. Nevertheless, both terms are roughly synonymous, performing similar conversions; data-processing systems typically manipulate raw data into information, and likewise information systems typically take raw data as input to produce information as output.

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