What does "information processing" mean?

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

Information processing

Common synonyms include: analyzing information, cognitive processing, computing, computing field, data handling, data processing.

noun

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Noun

1
The acquisition, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of data in order to transform it into useful information. uncountable
2
the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information wordnet