| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
cesspool
cesspit
sink sump | a covered cistern, waste water and sewage flow into it |
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 |
| heat sink | a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat |
| kitchen sink | a sink in a kitchen |
| 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 |
| sink | plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe |
| 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 |
| 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) |
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 |
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 |
sinkhole
sink
swallow hole | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
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 |
| sink | (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system, the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide |
| data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |
slump
fall off
sink | fall heavily or suddenly, decline markedly, The real estate market fell off |
click d get through
dawn d come home d get across
sink in
penetrate fall into place | become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions, It dawned on him that she had betrayed him, she was penetrated with sorrow |
percolate
sink in
permeate
filter | pass through, Water permeates sand easily |
| bury sink | embed deeply, She sank her fingers into the soft sand, He buried his head in her lap |
| sink subside | descend into or as if into some soft substance or place, He sank into bed, She subsided into the chair |
| sink pass lapse | pass into a specified state or condition, He sank into nirvana |
| sink drop drop down | fall or descend to a lower place or level, He sank to his knees |
| sink | cause to sink, The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor |
slump
slide down
sink | fall or sink heavily, He slumped onto the couch, My spirits sank |
sink
settle go down
go under | go under, The raft sank and its occupants drowned |
| dip sink | appear to move downward, The sun dipped below the horizon, The setting sun sank below the tree line |
experimental data-based
observational | relying on observation or experiment, experimental results that supported the hypothesis |