| data processing | |
| —n | |
| a. a sequence of operations performed on data, esp by a computer, in order to extract information, reorder files, etc | |
| b. (as modifier): a data-processing centre | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Either the preparation of data for processing by a computer, or the storage and processing of raw data by the computer itself.