data processingn.
/ˌdeɪtə ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/, /ˌdɑːtə ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌdædə ˈprɑˌsɛsɪŋ/, /ˌdeɪdə ˈprɑˌsɛsɪŋ/ Processing of data, esp. by computer, for the purposes of analysis, classification, or calculation. Also in extended use. Frequently attributive.
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society > computing and information technology > data > database > data entry > [noun]
data entry1930
data processing1944
read-in1946
input1948
ADP1955
data capture1962
capture1971
1944 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 39 301 These projects..provide the basis for determining the over-all staff needs for each of the Divisions and for the various data-collection and data-processing units.
1954 Instruments & Automation Dec. 1916/1 New ‘Model CRC 102-A Electronic Computer’ and its auxiliary..are designed for..data processing.
1966 R. L. Gregory Eye & Brain iv. 46 Some of the data processing for perception takes place in the eye.
1981 Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. Apr. 396/1 There is..at least one computer system that performs data processing and word processing equally well.
2005 CSO Jan. 61/3 Protecting areas such as control rooms, tape storage rooms and data processing centers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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