data processing
noun
: the converting of raw data to machine-readable form and its subsequent processing (such as storing, updating, rearranging, or printing out) by a computer
data processor
noun
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It is already being successfully applied to rapid data processing, target recognition, combat simulation, countering drones and strategic decision-making for defense missions.
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
This increase was primarily driven by growth in data processing and hosting revenues, card revenue, and payment processing revenues.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The properties include courthouses, post offices and data processing centers.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
These numbers include data centers as well as computer infrastructure providers, web hosting, data processing and a few other related fields.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
This increase was primarily driven by growth in data processing and hosting revenues, card revenue, and payment processing revenues.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The properties include courthouses, post offices and data processing centers.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
These numbers include data centers as well as computer infrastructure providers, web hosting, data processing and a few other related fields.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for data processing
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“Data processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20processing. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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