information processing

noun

The acquisition, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of data in order to transform it into useful information.

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information scienceinformaticsIP
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Meanings

nouninformation processing (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledata managementsciencesThe acquisition, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of data in order to transform it into useful information.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information

Similar
information scienceinformaticsIP
Broader
sciencescientific discipline
Also see
informaticsinformation scienceip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

information processing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20processing

MLA

“information processing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20processing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “information processing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/information%20processing.

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