(1) Processing data/information. In this encyclopedia, we sometimes use the term specifically to refer to the business data processing performed in a computer in contrast to the overhead of the operating system and networks.
(2) The first name used for the information technology industry. From the early 1900s to the 1960s, it meant feeding punch cards into tabulating machines. See information processing cycle. See also preprocessing.
(2) The first name used for the information technology industry. From the early 1900s to the 1960s, it meant feeding punch cards into tabulating machines. See information processing cycle. See also preprocessing.
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