data mining
(data mining)
Princeton's WordNet
data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data
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overwrite
(overwrite)
Princeton's WordNet
write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
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etic
(ˈɛt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as functional units within a system.
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disk drive
(ɪsk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device in or attached to a computer that enables the user to read data from or store data on a disk.
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drive
(drive)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
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network architecture
(network architecture)
Princeton's WordNet
specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors
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rotational latency
(rotational latency, latency)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
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latency
(rotational latency, latency)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
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raw data
(raw data)
Princeton's WordNet
unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis
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computer
(əmˈpyu tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a programmable electronic device designed for performing prescribed operations on data at high speed, esp. one housed with or linked to other devices for inputting, storing, retrieving, and displaying the data.
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access time
(access time)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive
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buffer storage
(buffer, buffer storage, buffer store)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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buffer
(buffer, buffer storage, buffer store)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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buffer store
(buffer, buffer storage, buffer store)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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idp
(integrated data processing, IDP)
Princeton's WordNet
automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system
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integrated data processing
(integrated data processing, IDP)
Princeton's WordNet
automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system
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transaction file
(transaction file, detail file)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task
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detail file
(transaction file, detail file)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task
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empiristic
Webster Dictionary
relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment; following from empirical methods or data; -- opposed to nativistic
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stack
Webster Dictionary
a section of memory in a computer used for temporary storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the first retrieved
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tree
(tri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a computer data structure organized like a tree whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent pointers to other nodes in the tree.
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element
Webster Dictionary
one of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit
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factor analysis
(factor analysis)
Princeton's WordNet
any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
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estimation
Webster Dictionary
an opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities
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stack
Webster Dictionary
a data structure within random-access memory used to simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack
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derivable
Webster Dictionary
that can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable of being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable of being traced, as from a radical; as, income is derivable from various sources
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mensuration
Webster Dictionary
that branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles
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ephemeris
Webster Dictionary
a publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac."
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almanac
Webster Dictionary
a book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc
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estimate
Webster Dictionary
to from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land
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