| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
| operating procedure | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation |
standing operating procedure
standard operating procedure
SOP
standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system
computing system
automatic data processing system
ADP system
ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
| data converter | converter for changing information from one code to another |
data input device
input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
| data multiplexer | a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium |
data system
information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
| link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
| naval tactical data system | a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data |
| operating microscope | binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery) |
operating room
OR
operating theater
operating theatre
surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |
| operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
| track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
operating capability
performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
| data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
| data conversion | conversion from one way of encoding data to another way |
datum
data point | an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
storage medium
data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |
digital communication
data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
instruction manual
instructions
book of instructions
operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
file
data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
input file
input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
operating system
OS | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services |
DOS
disk operating system | an operating system that is on a disk |
MS-DOS
Microsoft disk operating system | an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers |
UNIX
UNIX system
UNIX operating system | trademark for a powerful operating system |
format
formatting
data format
data formatting | the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) |
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC | the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data |
| data hierarchy | an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set |
data
information | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn, statistical data |
| accounting data | all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement, can be hard copy or machine readable |
| raw data | unanalyzed data, data not yet subjected to analysis |
chief executive officer
CEO
chief operating officer | the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm, reports to a board of directors, may appoint other managers (including a president) |
surgeon
operating surgeon
sawbones | a physician who specializes in surgery |
operating expense
operating cost
overhead
budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
| operating capital | capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements |
income statement
earnings report
operating statement
profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
| operating budget | a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements |
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 |
| data processing | (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information |
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 |
electronic data processing
EDP | automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes |
integrated data processing
IDP | automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system |
| data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |
operational
in operation(p) operating(a) | being in effect or operation, de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations- Leslie Marmon Silko, bus service is in operation during the emergency, the company had several operating divisions |