data processing

data processing,

the techniques and practices involved in the manipulation of information by a computer.

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data,

n.pl facts and figures; data are processed and interpreted to yield information.

data aggregation

(ag´grgā´shn),
n a collection of protected health information used to conduct data analysis relating to the health care operations of the entity.

database,

n an organized collection of data. A medical database is all the information that exists in the practice at any time.

data processing,

n the collection of data, processing of the data to obtain usable information, and communication of this usable information.

data set,

n a hardware device that converts digital pulses (square waveform) into modulated frequencies (sinusoidal wave) for transmission, a process called modulation. It also converts modulated frequencies into voltage pulses, a process called demodulation. Also called
modem.