data entry

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noun Computers.

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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Origin of data entry

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby data entry

datacenter, data communication, data compression, data deficient, data dictionary, data entry, data exhaust, dataflow architecture, datal, data mining, data packet

How to use data entry in a sentence

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.
We tried out the first statewide vaccine passport|Rebecca Chowdhury|July 6, 2021|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.
It took a pandemic, but the US finally has (some) centralized medical data|Cat Ferguson|June 21, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Whether you’re in healthcare data entry or construction contract management, the tool should make sense.
Docugami’s new model for understanding documents cuts its teeth on NASA archives|Devin Coldewey|April 12, 2021|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.
UiPath’s IPO filing suggests robotic process automation is booming|Alex Wilhelm|March 26, 2021|TechCrunch

She’d hold the radar gun, do data entry, alphabetize draft cards.
How Kim Ng, Major League Baseball's First Female GM, Finally Got the Top Job|Sean Gregory|March 3, 2021|Time
Therefore, it is not possible for any F-35 schedule to include a video data link or infrared pointer at this point.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The flight management computers include the navigation data programmed for every flight.
Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We might even see data that suggest the program is performing efficiently.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Each entry on the vault record book shall be signed by the persons having access to the safe.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Bonaparte made his public entry into Milan under a triumphal arch.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He remembered Tony's words later: that another actor was expected with whose entry the piece would turn more real—turn tragic.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The doctrines of free trade are of very recent growth; the data on which its laws are founded are few, and also uncertain.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various