data processing
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data processing
a. a sequence of operations performed on data, esp by a computer, in order to extract information, reorder files, etc.
b. (as modifier): a data-processing centre
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data processing
[′dad·ə ′präs‚es·iŋ] (computer science)
Any operation or combination of operations on data, including everything that happens to data from the time they are observed or collected to the time they are destroyed. Also known as information processing.
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data processing
(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.
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