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EDP

EDP

1 6.5
Automatic handling of data by computers
  • noun
  • /ˌiːdiːˈpiː/
  • Archaic
translation icon : procesamiento electrónico de datos
  • Given these caveats, the results of this study reveal three important points concerning the EDP auditor's perceptions of computer-assisted audit techniques.
  • EDP auditing
  • EDP audit
  • EDP auditors

Examples

  • Along these same lines, the low-structured firms tend to place the EDP auditors in a separate group.

    Academic text (1990)
  • First, the managing partner had to identify the person as an EDP expert, and the person responding had to concur.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Updating procedures today, why is it that the IT folks no longer like the term EDP?

    Blog text (27)
  • In this respect, all the traditional problems of relationships between the EDP departments and users may be expected to influence the satisfaction of GL-system users.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Since these auditors primarily concentrate on EDP auditing, they may be more willing to implement more complex techniques.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Second, the respondents indicated whether they were in a distinct EDP auditing group or intermingled within their functional area.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Systems designers and EDP auditors should examine the effectiveness of interception controls in the design and evaluation of sensitive data communications systems.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Lientz and Swanson (1980) found that EDP systems are periodically audited in only one-third of the data processing (DP) departments.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The company implemented an efficient EDP system to improve data processing and reduce delays.

  • With advancements in technology, EDP has become essential for managing vast amounts of information.

Synonyms

electronic data processing
vsEDP
  • Specialized
4.1

Using computers to change, store, or organize information without people doing it

is the same concept but expressed as a short abbreviation

How Automated

EDP
  • Archaic
1 6.5
database
  • Specialized
402 3.4
data entry
5 2.1

Surface Forms

EDP singular
EDPs plural

Etymology

EDP is an abbreviation for electronic, data, and processing, where 'electronic' means 'using electricity and devices', 'data' means 'information', and 'processing' means 'working on' that information. So, EDP describes systems that use electronic machines to automatically handle and organize large amounts of information.