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
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    types:
    multiprocessing
    simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
    type of:
    elaborazione, sviluppo
    preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
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