data processing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

data processing
    n 1: (computer science) a series of operations on data by a
         computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify
         information

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

data processing

   <application> The input, verification, organisation, storage,
   retrieval, transformation, and extraction of {information}
   from {data}.  The term is normally associated with commercial
   applications such as stock control or payroll.

   (1995-03-30)