Information Processing
nounverified·updated Sep 1, 2026
the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
MWEWordset Dictionary
Senses
General Data Protection RegulationEU
Any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Process85%manual reviewllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
Regulated90%rule-basedr:sens.regulated.framework.v1
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Information Class
Pii80%manual reviewllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- synonym
- data processinginformation scienceprocess personal data
- plural
- Information Processings
- possessive
- Information Processing's
- pluralpossessive
- Information Processings'