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processingManipulating data within the computer. For an explanation of how the computer processes data, see computer and review "The 3 C's." "Processing" is appended to a variety of terms, but the word itself always implies "performing" or "doing work" by means of a computer or computer-based device. See centralized processing, distributed processing, batch processing, transaction processing and multiprocessing.
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Hospitals and large-scale medical centers can receive a $2,000 incentive for installing an X-ray film processing water recycling unit that allows for reuse of 98 percent of the 700,000 gallons typically used for this purpose in a year. In addition to the clinical advantages of this system there are important environmental benefits due to the reduction of radiation exposure for patients, and the elimination of chemical waste normally incurred in traditional x-ray film processing. |
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