Meanings
noundata entry (uncountable)
- uncountablecomputingThe act of inputting data into a computer, such as by typing out handwriting, capturing data from scanned documents, taking responses from telephone interviews, etc.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 數據輸入 /数据输入
- 數據輸入 /数据输入 (shùjù shūrù)act of inputting data into a computer
Finnish tiedon syöttö
- tiedon syöttöact of inputting data into a computer
French saisie des données
- saisie des donnéesact of inputting data into a computer
German Dateneingabe
- Dateneingabeact of inputting data into a computer
Japanese データ入力
- データ入力 (dēta nyūryoku)act of inputting data into a computer
Russian ввод да́нных
- ввод да́нных (vvod dánnyx)act of inputting data into a computer
Spanish captura de datos, ingreso de datos
- captura de datosact of inputting data into a computer
- ingreso de datosact of inputting data into a computer
- introducción de datosact of inputting data into a computer
Cite this entry
APA
data entry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20entry
MLA
“data entry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20entry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data entry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20entry.
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