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demand processing [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

A system in which data is processed virtually as soon as it is received; i.e. it is not necessary to store large quantities of raw data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
DEF

Traitement d'éléments variables effectué dès qu'ils sont communiqués à l'ordinateur (saisie directe), [...] sans attendre le délai de rassemblement d'un lot de données.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
DEF

Sistema donde los datos se procesan en el mismo instante que se reciben; es decir, que no es necesario almacenar cantidades masivas de datos aún no procesados (llamados datos «en bruto»).

OBS

Concepto opuesto al de procesamiento por lotes (batch processing) que requiere la acumulación de datos antes de ser procesados - en este caso los datos se procesan según se reciben.

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