data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
wait waiting | the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something), the wait was an ordeal for him |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
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 |
item | a whole individual unit, especially when included in a list or collection, they reduced the price on many items |
link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
lounge waiting room waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
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 |
queue | a braid of hair at the back of the head |
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 |
detail item point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole, several of the details are similar, a point of information |
waiting game | a strategy of delay |
storage medium data-storage medium | a medium for storing information |
call waiting | a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone |
digital communication data communication | electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers) |
item point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list, he noticed an item in the New York Times, she had several items on her shopping list, the main point on the agenda was taken up first |
agenda item | one of the items to be considered |
inventory item | an item listed in an inventory |
line item | an item in an appropriation bill, Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets |
news item | an item in a newspaper |
queue | (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted |
waiting list | a roster of those waiting to obtain something |
push-down queue | a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) |
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) |
token item | an individual instance of a type of symbol, the word`error' contains three tokens of `r' |
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 |
queue waiting line | a line of people or vehicles waiting for something |
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 |
lady-in-waiting | a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess |
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 |