a sequence of operations performed on data, esp by a computer, in order to extract information, reorder files, etc (as modifier): a data-processing centre
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da•ta proc•ess•ing /ˈdeɪtə ˌprɑsɛsɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Computingthe automated processing of information, esp. by computers.
da′ta proc′essing,
da′ta proc′essor.
- Computingprocessing of information, esp. the handling of information by computers in accordance with strictly defined systems of procedure. Also called information processing.
- 1950–55
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'data processing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ADP
- DDP
- DP
- EDP
- IDP
- PL/1
- RISC
- applied linguistics
- automatic data processing
- batch processing
- block diagram
- convergence
- database
- distributed data processing
- electronic data processing
- high technology
- information processing
- integrated data processing
- intelligent
- miscode
- real-time
- serial
- systems analysis
- work station