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Data processing

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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Data processing

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples72
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Data processing

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related to Further reading · 13
Data processing → Bourque, Clark, ISBN, Joseph, Linda, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Processing Data, Punched Card Data Processing, Quantitative Applications, SAGE Publications, Social Sciences, The Survey Example, Virginia
related to Functions · 9
Data processing → Aggregation, Analysis, Classification, Data, Ensuring, Reporting, Sorting, Summarization, Validation
related to Manual data processing · 9
Data processing → Although, Census Bureau, Completely, For, From, It, Only, The, United States
related to Data analysis · 8
Data processing → DAP, Data, For, In, PSPP, SAS, SPSS, These
related to Other developments · 8
Data processing → Association, Data Processing Management Association, DPMA, For, Information Technology Professionals, IT, Nevertheless, The
related to Automatic data processing · 7
Data processing → Census Office, Herman Hollerith's, Hollerith's, It, The, United States, Using Hollerith's
related to Computerized data processing · 4
Data processing → Computerized, The Census Bureau, United States, UNIVAC
is a · 2
Data processing → collection and manipulation of digital data to produce meaningful information, form of information processing
related to Commercial data processing · 2
Data processing → Commercial, For
related to history · 2
Data processing → Bureau, The United States Census

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Data processingis acollection and manipulation of digital data to produce meaningful information0.90text
Data processingis aform of information processing0.90text
posting transactionsinstance ofbookkeeping involves functions0.80text
producing reports like the balance sheetinstance ofbookkeeping involves functions0.80text
the cash flow statementinstance ofbookkeeping involves functions0.80text
DAPinstance ofor their free counterparts0.80text
gretlinstance ofor their free counterparts0.80text
or PSPP are often usedinstance ofor their free counterparts0.80text
Data processingrelated to Automatic data processingThe0.60section
Data processingrelated to Automatic data processingHerman Hollerith's0.60section
Data processingrelated to Automatic data processingUnited States0.60section
Data processingrelated to Automatic data processingUsing Hollerith's0.60section

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