data mining

noun

: the practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends

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Democrats and Republicans are working together on three bills to protect children from inappropriate material and data mining on the internet, and that worries Marilyn Rodriguez. Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025 Using data mining techniques and cartography, the team identified meteorological causes and connected them to incidents using geographical and social science methods. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Additionally, a company representative confirmed that TunnelBear VPN's only revenue source is subscriptions, not data mining or ad retargeting. PC Magazine, 10 June 2025 The company's digital stack includes machine learning, data mining, digital twins and robotic automation. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for data mining

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First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of data mining was in 1968

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“Data mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20mining. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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