INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does information processing system mean? 

• INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a machine for performing calculations automatically

  Familiarity information: INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A machine for performing calculations automatically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system

Hypernyms ("information processing system" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Meronyms (parts of "information processing system"):

disk cache (a cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk)

diskette; floppy; floppy disk (a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer)

computer hardware; hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)

computer circuit (a circuit that is part of a computer)

keyboard (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)

computer accessory (an accessory for a computer)

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)

monitor; monitoring device (display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor)

C.P.U.; central processing unit; central processor; CPU; mainframe; processor ((computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing)

cathode-ray tube; CRT (a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen)

bus; busbar (an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits)

computer peripheral; peripheral; peripheral device (electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer)

data converter (converter for changing information from one code to another)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Domain member category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

up ((used of computers) operating properly)

incompatible (incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification)

compatible (capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification)

back up (make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy)

outage (a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers))

pass (one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer))

read-out; readout (the output of a computer in readable form)

printout (the output of a computer in printed form)

data format; data formatting; format; formatting (the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing))

console (a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system))

data communication; digital communication (electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers))

plotter (an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures)

beta test ((computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization)

alpha test ((computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer)

data structure ((computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer))

VDU; visual display unit ((British) British term for video display)

faceplate (a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component))

throughput (output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time))

expansion slot; slot ((computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board)

module (computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware))

scratchpad ((computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information)

interconnection ((computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "information processing system"):

analog computer; analogue computer (a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages))

digital computer (a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits)

home computer (a computer intended for use in the home)

client; guest; node ((computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network)

number cruncher (a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second)

pari-mutuel machine; totalisator; totaliser; totalizator; totalizer (computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won)

predictor (a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival)

host; server ((computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network)

Turing machine (a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape)

internet site; site; web site; website (a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web)

Holonyms ("information processing system" is a part of...):

platform (the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system)