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

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.


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