data processing

Definitions of data processing

1. noun

   (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
   types:

   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

   access, memory access

   (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

   asynchronous operation

   operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events

   auxiliary operation, off-line operation

   a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit

   background processing, backgrounding

   the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system

   binary arithmetic operation, binary operation, boolean operation

   an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values

   computer operation, machine operation

   an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform

   concurrent operation

   two or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)

   control function, control operation

   an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data

   dyadic operation

   an operation on exactly two operands

   EDP, electronic data processing

   automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes

   fixed-cycle operation

   an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles

   foreground processing, foregrounding

   the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system

   IDP, integrated data processing

   automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system

   logic operation, logical operation

   an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic

   monadic operation, unary operation

   an operation with exactly one operand

   multiplex operation

   an operation in which two or more activities are interleaved

   parallel operation, simultaneous operation

   the simultaneous execution of two or more operations

   printing operation

   an operation that controls the printing or display of information

   lookup, search

   an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

   consecutive operation, sequential operation, serial operation

   the sequential execution of operations one after another

   sort, sorting

   an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

   synchronous operation

   operations that are initiated predictably by a clock

   threshold operation

   an operation performed on operands in order to obtain the value of a threshold function

   type of:

   processing

   preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure