mining
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
- Texting
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minería de criptomonedas
- Since 2010, KP has been leveraging CDS and data mining to support the prevention of pressure ulcers.
- data mining
- data mining
- mining operation
Examples
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Owners of the Bitcoin mining computers are rewarded with new Bitcoins for processing transactions and keeping the network secure.
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Likewise, efficient data mining and linking to environmental metadata are important issues.
Academic text (2008) -
Have them do some test mining.
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Technical staff carried out "data mining" techniques to more precisely identify the Jewish populations.
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All the data mining algorithms needed to be scalable since more data is continuously added.
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We speak of privacy, labeling, voluntary censorship, data mining, filters, civic participation, and access rights.
Academic text (2015) -
In the Livermore Lab's project, data mining queries against the genomics database were run on desktop PCs.
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Owners of cryptocurrency mining operations are rewarded with new coins for validating transactions on the blockchain.
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The profitability of Bitcoin mining largely depends on the efficiency of the hardware used.
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As the popularity of digital currencies rises, more individuals are starting their own mining ventures at home.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A method that finds useful patterns in large sets of data with computers
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A way of removing gold and other minerals from river sand and gravel by washing or digging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mining for cryptocurrency borrows the picture of digging for gold in a mine; instead of a shovel, computers do hard calculations to find new coins. So mining in this sense means using computer work to win digital rewards, just like digging for something valuable.