data processing

any process that uses a computer program to enter data and summarise, analyse or otherwise convert data into usable information
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data processing

Summary

data processing is a type of process[1]. It draws 3,858 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_process category, ranking #25 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • data processing's instance of is recorded as type of process[3].
  • data processing's instance of is recorded as process[4].
  • data processing is a type of information processing[5].
  • data processing is a type of field of work[6].
  • data processing is a type of process[7].
  • data processing's Commons category is recorded as Data processing[8].
  • data processing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Data processing[9].
  • data processing's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[10].
  • data processing's has characteristic is recorded as processing mode[11].
  • data processing's different from is recorded as data processing[12].
  • data processing's Classification of Instructional Programs code is recorded as 11.0301[13].
  • data processing's Classification of Instructional Programs code is recorded as 11.03[14].
  • data processing's practiced by is recorded as data processor[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of process[3] and process[4]. Recorded subclass of include information processing[5], field of work[6], and process[7].

Why It Matters

data processing draws 3,858 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_process category, ranking #25 of 47).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gemet id → 1986
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'ga', 'id', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10690]]: 1986, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/152599920|data processing (#152599920)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5959|GEMET ID]] #mix'n'"
  2. 11d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX527998
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX527998"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Data processing
    Svkkl authority id → h0000550-zpracovani-dat
    Instance of → type of process, process
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0000550-zpracovani-dat, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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