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 cubicle-based jobs—customer service, data entry, payroll processing—created a vital ladder to the middle class, helping replace factory work lost to overseas competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

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

The Times had to compensate for ambiguities and apparent data entry errors, often by taking into account freehand notes on a permit that painted a clearer picture of the project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty