Data processing (nonfiction)

Data processing is, generally, "the collection and manipulation of items of data to produce meaningful information."

In this sense it can be considered a subset of information processing, "the change (processing) of information in any manner detectable by an observer."

The term Data processing (DP) has also been used previously to refer to a department within an organization responsible for the operation of data processing applications.

In the News

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  Herman Hollerith is recognized as a pioneer of data processing.

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Herman Hollerith (nonfiction)

External links:

• Data processing @ Wikipedia