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data processing

–noun
processing of information, esp. the handling of information by computers in accordance with strictly defined systems of procedure.


Origin:
1950–55


data processor, noun
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data processor  
n.  
  1. A device, such as a calculator or computer, that performs operations on data.

  2. A person who processes data.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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