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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Takanock is partnering with Montera, a hyperscale data center developer, to build the project’s data processing facility which will use air-cooling technology.
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After the initial investigation was launched early last year, the French national police became involved in July to look into alleged disruption of data processing system operations and fraudulent data extraction.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Companies of all sorts need the same info, which has been available for such commercial equipment as HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), refrigerators, freezers, ovens, boilers, large-scale data processing equipment, windows, doors, and more.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Companies looking to connect data processing centers or other electricity-hungry facilities to the electric grid in Oklahoma could have their plans fast-tracked under a new framework from the SPP.
—Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 23 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After the initial investigation was launched early last year, the French national police became involved in July to look into alleged disruption of data processing system operations and fraudulent data extraction.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Companies of all sorts need the same info, which has been available for such commercial equipment as HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), refrigerators, freezers, ovens, boilers, large-scale data processing equipment, windows, doors, and more.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Companies looking to connect data processing centers or other electricity-hungry facilities to the electric grid in Oklahoma could have their plans fast-tracked under a new framework from the SPP.
—Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Data processing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20processing. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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