data entry

American  

noun

Computers.

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

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Etymology

Origin of data entry

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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data entry

The riskiest segments included administrative support, data entry, bookkeeping, and editing, said the study.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

In western Pune city's Hinjewadi tech park, young engineers with degrees and debt queue up each morning for walk-in interviews at BPO firms, hoping to land data entry jobs paying 18,000 rupees a month.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

Instead of mentally downshifting for something easy like data entry, which can often be performed by AI, workers may now be expected to focus intensely through longer stretches of data analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Colleges stress that they are not relying on AI to make admissions decisions but using it instead to review components of applications, from research projects to transcripts, as well as to eliminate data entry tasks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

“You said if we did the data entry, you’d keep him.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty