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tel·e·proc·ess·ing

 (tĕl′ə-prŏs′ĕs′ĭng, -prō′sĕs′-)
n.
Computer service by means of terminals remote from the central computer.
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teleprocessing

(ˌtɛlɪˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ)
n
(Computer Science) the use of remote computer terminals connected to a central computer to process data
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teleprocessing

The combining of telecommunications and computer operations interacting in the automatic processing, reception, and transmission of data and/or information.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.teleprocessing - data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
data processing - (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
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Translations

teleprocessing

[ˌtelɪˈprəʊsesɪŋ] Nteleproceso m
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Influenza data were provided by the teleprocessing national network of monitoring and information on transmissible diseases (Valleron and Garnerin 1992), except for the Paris metropolitan area, where the influenza indicator was defined, during influenza epidemics (as defined by the Regional Group for the Observation of Influenza; GROG) (Cohen et al.