(automatic data processing)
51Automatic number plate recognition — The system must be able to deal with different styles of license plates …
52Data Protection Act 1998 — The Data Protection Act 1998 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although… …
53Automatic meter reading — [ smart meter ( [http://www.elstermetering.com/en/1914.shtml Elster REX type R15] ) with 900MHz mesh network topology for AMR] Automatic meter reading, or AMR, is the technology of automatically collecting data from water meter or energy metering …
54Data analysis — Analysis of data is a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches,… …
55Data corruption — Photo data corruption; in this case, a result of a failed data recovery from a hard disk drive Data corruption refers to errors in computer data that occur during writing, reading, storage, transmission, or processing, which introduce unintended… …
56Data buffer — In computer science, a buffer is a region of a physical memory storage used to temporarily hold data while it is being moved from one place to another. Typically, the data is stored in a buffer as it is retrieved from an input device (such as a… …
57data-handling system — /ˈdeɪtə hændlɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ (say daytuh handling .sistuhm) noun a system consisting of electronic or electromechanical units which automatically measure certain quantities at a number of points, and transmit the resultant data to a central location… …
58data — Representation of facts, concepts, or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing by humans or by automatic means. Any representations such as characters or analog quantities to which meaning is… …
59information processing — Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to… …
60Digital signal processing — (DSP) is concerned with the representation of discrete time signals by a sequence of numbers or symbols and the processing of these signals. Digital signal processing and analog signal processing are subfields of signal processing. DSP includes… …
