(automatic data processing)
31Data mining — Not to be confused with analytics, information extraction, or data analysis. Data mining (the analysis step of the knowledge discovery in databases process,[1] or KDD), a relatively young and interdisciplinary field of computer science[2][3] is… …
32Automatic identification and data capture — (AIDC) refers to the methods of automatically identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering that data directly into computer systems (i.e. without human involvement). Technologies typically considered as part of AIDC include bar… …
33Data protection (privacy) laws in Russia — is a rapidly developing branch of the Russian legislation. All the basic legal acts in this field have been enacted most recently, mainly in the 2005 2006. The present article is an attempt to summarise the substance and main principles of the… …
34Data Intensive Computing — is a class of parallel computing applications which use a data parallel approach to processing large volumes of data typically terabytes or petabytes in size and typically referred to as Big Data. Computing applications which devote most of their …
35Automatic label placement — (sometimes called text placement or name placement) refers to the computer methods of placing labels automatically on a map or chart. This is related to the typographic design of such labels. Maps communicate spatial information to the reader,… …
36Automatic Terminal Information Service — Automatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal (i.e. airport) areas. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as weather information, which runways are… …
37Automatic Message Accounting — (AMA) provides detail billing for telephone calls. When Direct Distance Dialing (DDD) was introduced in the USA, message registers no longer sufficed for dialed telephone calls. The need to record the time and phone number of each long distance… …
38Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — A maritime radar with Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) capability can create tracks using radar contacts. The system can calculate the tracked object s course, speed and closest point of approach (CPA), thereby knowing if there is a danger of… …
39Data Protection Act — The Data Protection Act (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament. It defines a legal basis for the handling in the UK of information relating to living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs protection of personal data in the …
40Data cleansing — Not to be confused with Sanitization (classified information). Data cleansing, data cleaning, or data scrubbing is the process of detecting and correcting (or removing) corrupt or inaccurate records from a record set, table, or database. Used… …
