electronic data processing
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automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes
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electronic data-processing
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Electronic data processing Computerized data processing, or Electronic data processing represents a later development, with a computer used instead of several independent pieces of equipment.
These machines established IBM's dominance in electronic data processing ("EDP").
The availability of smaller, more powerful and less expensive computing equipment made electronic data processing within the reach of small business and the home user.