Definition of data processing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

data processing

noun

/ˌdeɪtə ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/,

/ˌdɑːtə ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/

/ˌdeɪtə ˈprɑːsesɪŋ/,

/ˌdætə ˈprɑːsesɪŋ/

[uncountable] (computing)

a series of actions that a computer performs on data to produce an output (= results)Topics Computersc1

See data processing in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee data processing in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

Check pronunciation: data processing

noun

From the Topic

Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day