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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These roles, requiring repetitive data processing, face near-term obsolescence as AI’s accuracy and scalability improve.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This requires not only labor and infrastructure but also back-end support for data processing.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
After some adjustment, the tools deployed for the auditing of infant technology companies changed largely in lockstep, with new data processing that arrived in the mid-1980s (Microsoft Excel launched in 1985).
—William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noninterest expenses rose by $3.8 million, primarily due to higher data processing expenses, professional fees, and salaries and benefits.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This requires not only labor and infrastructure but also back-end support for data processing.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
After some adjustment, the tools deployed for the auditing of infant technology companies changed largely in lockstep, with new data processing that arrived in the mid-1980s (Microsoft Excel launched in 1985).
—William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noninterest expenses rose by $3.8 million, primarily due to higher data processing expenses, professional fees, and salaries and benefits.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 17 Mar. 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 21 May. 2025.
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