DATA PROCESSING - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (computer science) the temporary retention of data in a processor while calculations or logical operations are performed on it

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	See Also:	administrative data processing, ADP, automatic data processing, business data processing, distributed data processing, execution, instruction execution, list processing, multiprocessing, operation, parallel processing, priority processing, processing, real-time operation, real-time processing, remote-access data processing, serial processing, teleprocessing, word processing

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	The input, verification, organisation, storage, retrieval, transformation, and extraction of information from data. The term is normally associated with commercial applications such as stock control or payroll.