data entry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of data entry
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Careers in customer service, accounting and data entry once paved the way to the middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Industry analysts say AI automation is particularly affecting roles in customer support, content moderation, data entry, and certain computer programming tasks.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
“AI is rendering entire sections of the economy, such as call centers and data entry operations, obsolete,” Hoisington points out in a recent note.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025
Inspector General Merlyne Yolamu said the suspects, who were working as data entry clerks, had been trying to manipulate the figures.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
“You said if we did the data entry, you’d keep him.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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