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ADP

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ADP

1
 n
an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
2
 n
data processing by a computer
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ADP
1

n an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage

Synonyms:
adenosine diphosphate
Type of:
base, nucleotide
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
2

n data processing by a computer

Synonyms:
automatic data processing
Types:
EDP, electronic data processing
automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes
IDP, integrated data processing
automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system
Type of:
data processing
(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
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