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information processing: see data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a ..... Click the link for more information. . information processingAcquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to manipulate it into a desired form, and outputting the data. An Internet search engine is an example of an information-processing tool, as is any sophisticated information-retrieval system. See also data processing. information processingSame as data processing. See also information processing cycle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It will investigate mechanisms and processes of human information processing and carry data on natural intelligent research and engineering applications. In clear language, he describes information processing, starting with how strings of 0s and 1s can encode any amount of information. Following a comprehensive evaluation of the leading outsourcing providers, Peoples Community Bank, which has assets of approximately $738 million as of September 30, 2003, selected BISYS to provide enterprise-wide information processing services and technology. |
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