data mining

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. the process of collecting, searching through, and analyzing a large amount of data in a database, as to discover patterns or relationships:

   the use of data mining to detect fraud.

data mining

noun

1. the gathering of information from pre-existing data stored in a database, such as one held by a supermarket about customers' shopping habits

data mining

1. The technique of identifying patterns and relationships within large databases through the use of advanced statistical methods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of data mining¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Shares in cloud database company Snowflake are up 129% since its September IPO and those of data mining company Palantir are up 215% since its September listing.

From Fortune

Palantir, the government-friendly data mining firm, opened at $10 a share, giving it an amazing $22 billion valuation.

From Fortune

One shudders to think what the Gestapo might have done with just a handful of the data-mining tools currently employed by the NSA.

From The Daily Beast

Back in 2006 when I was interviewing doctors for an article about prescription data mining, few of them knew that it occurred.

From The Daily Beast

Birth control and data mining used to be things they believed in, now both are Big Government plots to be stopped.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, crèche displays and telephone data mining are different things.

From The Daily Beast

Lloyd Green on why members of Congress from both sides of the aisle like government data mining.

From The Daily Beast

"The Bill of Rights was written before data-mining," he said.

From Project Gutenberg