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data capture

British  

noun

  1. any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ansari’s Micro1 also does something called human data capture.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

While its actual capabilities are still under investigation, the new Sherlock spyware is at least capable of infiltration, monitoring, data capture and data transmission, according to the Haaretz report.

From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2023

His performance was subjected to data capture and analysis of certain aspects of his game.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023

The task force should look at racism in three places: data capture, algorithm development and AI deployment/policy creation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2021

The size and complexity of the projects present problems for electronic publishers, but surmountable ones if they remain abreast of the latest possibilities in data capture and retrieval software techniques.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

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