data processing

1. (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information (synset 113476660)
   referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
   is a type of: processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
   subtypes:

   • administrative data processing, business data processing - data processing in accounting or business management
   • adp, automatic data processing - data processing by a computer
   • data mining - data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data
   • distributed data processing, remote-access data processing, teleprocessing - data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
   • list processing - processing data that is given in the form of chained lists
   • multiprocessing, parallel processing - simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
   • operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
   • priority processing - data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities
   • real-time operation, real-time processing - data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process
   • serial processing - sequential processing by two or more processing units
   • word processing - rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing
   has: execution, instruction execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

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