data processing

Definition 1

General: Operations performed on a given set of data to extract the required information in an appropriate form such as diagrams, reports, or tables. See also electronic data processing.

Definition 2

Computing: Manipulation of input data with an application program to obtain desired output as an audio/video, graphic, numeric, or text data file.

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