data processing
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any process that uses a computer program to enter data and summarise, analyse or otherwise convert data into usable information
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Encyclopedic overview
Data processing is the collection and manipulation of digital data to produce meaningful information. Data processing is a form of information processing, which is the modification (processing) of information in any manner detectable by an observer.
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