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transaction processing system

[tran′sak·shən ′prä‚ses·iŋ ‚sis·təm]
(computer science)
A system which processes predefined transactions, one at a time, with direct, on-site entry of the transactions into a terminal, and which produces predefined outputs and maintains the necessary data base.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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