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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By bringing data processing closer to the workload, edge computing offers better security, faster response times and, crucially, local data compliance.
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Andre Reitenbach, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, employment declined by 5,200 in IT and custom software services and system design; by 3,500 in cloud infrastructure, data processing, and hosting; and by 2,300 in telecommunications.
—Eoin Higgins, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Such developments, which support cloud storage, the booming artificial intelligence field and data processing, are typically filled with servers and supporting systems such as cooling equipment.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
South Korea’s largest conglomerate has run into significant headwinds in recent years across both of its key revenue streams: the manufacturing of memory chips, which help devices store data, and logic chips, which power data processing and computation.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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Andre Reitenbach, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, employment declined by 5,200 in IT and custom software services and system design; by 3,500 in cloud infrastructure, data processing, and hosting; and by 2,300 in telecommunications.
—Eoin Higgins, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Such developments, which support cloud storage, the booming artificial intelligence field and data processing, are typically filled with servers and supporting systems such as cooling equipment.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
South Korea’s largest conglomerate has run into significant headwinds in recent years across both of its key revenue streams: the manufacturing of memory chips, which help devices store data, and logic chips, which power data processing and computation.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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“Data processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20processing. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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