information gathering | the act of collecting information |
information warfare IW | the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries, not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
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 system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
superhighway information superhighway | an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form |
information selective information entropy | (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome, the signal contained thousands of bits of information |
information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction |
information theory | (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing |
information technology IT | the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information |
information science informatics information processing IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
natural language processing NLP human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
information return | a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability |
natural language processor natural language processing application | an application program that deals with natural language text |
word processor word processing system | an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer |
electronic database on-line database computer database electronic information service | (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers |
information info | a message received and understood |
details inside information | true confidential information, after the trial he gave us the real details |
intelligence intelligence information | secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy), we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage |
tip lead steer confidential information wind hint | an indication of potential opportunity, he got a tip on the stock market, a good lead for a job |
insider information | important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public, use for personal profit is illegal |
information bulletin | a bulletin containing the latest information |
LISP list-processing language | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
information | formal accusation of a crime |
National Technical Information Service NTIS | an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information |
Defense Technical Information Center DTIC | the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors |
Defense Information Systems Agency DISA | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
data information | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn, statistical data |
administrative data processing business data processing | data processing in accounting or business management |
automatic data processing ADP | data processing by a computer |
background processing backgrounding | the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system |
batch processing | the serial execution of computer programs |
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 |
foreground processing foregrounding | the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system |
integrated data processing IDP | automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system |
list processing | processing data that is given in the form of chained lists |
mineral extraction mineral processing mineral dressing ore processing ore dressing beneficiation | crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques |
multiprocessing parallel processing | simultaneous processing by two or more processing units |
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 processing real-time operation | 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 |
information measure | a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information |
information age | a period beginning in the last quarter of the th century when information became easily accessible through publications and through the manipulation of information by computers and computer networks |
processing time | the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure, they increased output by decreasing processing time |