information processing

information processing

[‚in·fər′mā·shən ′prä·ses·iŋ]
(computer science)
The manipulation of data so that new data (implicit in the original) appear in a useful form.
data processing
(psychology)
The coding, retrieval, and combination of information in perceptual recognition, learning, remembering, thinking, problem solving, and performance of sensory-motor acts.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

information processing

The processing of data and information. See data, information, data processing and information processing cycle.
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