| data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
petroleum
crude oil
crude
rock oil
fossil oil
oil | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |
crude
raw | not processed or subjected to analysis, raw data, the raw cost of production, only the crude vital statistics |
blunt
crude(a)
stark(a) | devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment, the blunt truth, the crude facts, facing the stark reality of the deadline |
crude
earthy
gross
vulgar | conspicuously and tastelessly indecent, coarse language, a crude joke, crude behavior, an earthy sense of humor, a revoltingly gross expletive, a vulgar gesture, full of language so vulgar it should have been edited |
crude
primitive rude | belonging to an early stage of technical development, characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness, the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man, primitive movies of the s, primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains |
experimental data-based
observational | relying on observation or experiment, experimental results that supported the hypothesis |
| unrefined unprocessed crude | not refined or processed, unrefined ore, crude oil |
| crude rough | not carefully or expertly made, managed to make a crude splint, a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them, rough carpentry |