information processing system
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- noun
- /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema de procesamiento de información
- The information processing system in this computer allows it to analyze and manage large amounts of data quickly.
Examples
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In 1982, Dr. Lipton began examining the principles of quantum physics and how they might be integrated into his understanding of the cell's information processing systems.
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An information processing system can help businesses make informed decisions based on real-time data analysis.
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In order to accomplish this task, the lecturer must understand how each component of the information-processing system functions.
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They are self-contained information-processing systems, with the line between information and entertainment sometimes thin.
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ANNs are parallel information-processing systems that were originally designed for modeling the performance of a biological neural system.
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The Panel on Audit Effectiveness (POE 2000) discussed the issue of unique risks and controls posed by increasingly sophisticated information processing systems.
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The information-processing model focuses on transformations occurring as sensory impulses enter the human information-processing system.
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It is likely that the information-processing systems of both younger and older children were adversely affected by the impoverished acoustic-phonetic signals provided by synthetic speech.
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Levin—a computer scientist by training—views multicellular organisms as sophisticated information-processing systems.
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All environmental stimuli are processed by these registers, but only about 1 percent of the stimuli that are processed get sent further into the information-processing system (Sperling 1960).
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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A machine that processes and stores information using programs
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A machine like a computer or calculator that works with information
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A group of computers and software that work together to store and process information
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A machine that uses electricity to work with information and do calculations by itself
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A machine that does calculations by itself, like an early computer
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A machine or part of a computer that quickly does calculations and handles information automatically
A set of computers and programs that store, process, and find data automatically
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
information + processing + system
The phrase is compositionally built: 'information' (data) + 'processing' (actions of handling or transforming) + 'system' (a set of interacting components) yields the clear idea of a system that processes information. This modifier-head pattern is regular in English and mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the three words can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Information processing system is like a small factory where information, raw 'data', goes in, programs do the processing, and the system gives useful results. So, the name now means 'a machine or device that handles data by itself', for example a 'computer'.