computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

administrative data processing, business data processing - data processing in accounting or business management

automatic data processing, ADP - data processing by a computer

data mining - data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data

distributed data processing, remote-access data processing, teleprocessing - data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities

instruction execution, execution - (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

list processing - processing data that is given in the form of chained lists

multiprocessing, parallel processing - simultaneous processing by two or more processing units

operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"

priority processing - data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities

processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"

real-time operation, real-time processing - data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process

serial processing - sequential processing by two or more processing units

word processing - rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing