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IDP

IDP

1 8.1
Automatic handling of information where collection and processing happen in one system
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪˌdiːˈpiː/
  • Archaic
translation icon : procesamiento de datos automático

Examples

  • Modern businesses rely on IDP for greater efficiency and accuracy in data workflows.

  • Our company upgraded to an IDP system to streamline all data management processes.

  • The IDP handles both input collection and real-time analysis without manual intervention.

  • The new IDP system integrates various data sources seamlessly.

  • Many organizations are adopting IDPs for efficient data management.

  • The government is working on improving facilities for IDPs in regions affected by conflict.

  • Many IDPs are hoping to return to their homes once peace is restored in their areas.

  • Organizations are providing food and shelter for IDPs who have been forced to flee their homes.

Synonyms

data processing
vsIDP
  • Specialized
6 3.7

A set of steps a computer follows to get, change, or sort information

focuses more on the whole integrated chain including collection and all stages
information processing
vsIDP
  • Specialized
3 4.0

Methods for collecting, storing, and using data with computers

is narrower focusing on an automated unified system rather than general methods
integrated data processing
vsIDP
  • Specialized
4.8

An automatic system that collects and handles data in one place

is the same meaning stated as a unified system combining all stages
automatic data processing
vsIDP
  • Specialized
3.6

Computers process information without people doing it

focuses on combined collection and all stages as one unified system
electronic data processing
vsIDP
  • Specialized
4.1

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

emphasizes unified automatic system across collection and all stages

Surface Forms

IDP singular
IDPs plural

Morphology

IDP = I + D + P

This is an initialism/acronym formed from the initial letters of a multiword technical phrase; the letters are not productive English morphemes and do not allow learners to infer the meaning.

Etymology

IDP is short for words meaning integrated 'put together', data 'information', and processing 'steps of work'. So IDP refers to a system that combines all data collection and processing into one automatic flow.