A machine that processes data. Essentially, all computers are machines that process data by calculating, comparing and copying the data. See data processing and 3 C's. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...

The fundamental data structure in a data processing system. Any unit of data defined for processing is a data element; for example, ACCOUNT NUMBER, NAME, ADDRESS and CITY. A data element is defined by ...

In December, reports suggested that Microsoft had acquired Fungible, a startup fabricating a type of data center hardware known as a data processing unit (DPU), for around $190 million. Today, ...