data entry

noun

, Computers.

1. the job of entering text or other data into a computer, as by typing on a keyboard or scanning a document.

Word History and Origins

Origin of data entry¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The system works by tapping into state immunization records, but database errors can cause problems, especially if there were data entry errors at vaccine sites.

From MIT Technology Review

In multi-site health-care organizations, as many as 1 in 5 medical records are duplicate files, mostly as a result of data entry screw-ups during appointments or check-ins, according to a 2018 Pew paper.

From MIT Technology Review

Whether you’re in healthcare data entry or construction contract management, the tool should make sense.

From TechCrunch

Instead of having a human perform repetitive tasks like data entry, processing credit card applications and scheduling cable installation appointments, RPA tools employ software bots instead.

From TechCrunch

She’d hold the radar gun, do data entry, alphabetize draft cards.

From Time

The nonprofit Samasource farms out manual data-entry work to refugees in the bleakest war-torn areas on earth.

From The Daily Beast

As your Alert Readers note, EMR data entry is very time consuming.

From The Daily Beast