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processing
Manipulating data within the computer. For an explanation of how the computer processes data, see
computer and review "The 3 C's." "Processing" is appended to a variety of terms, but the word itself always implies "performing" or "doing work" by means of a computer or computer-based device. See
centralized processing,
distributed processing,
batch processing,
transaction processing and
multiprocessing.