"data entry" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} data entry (uncountable)
  1. (computing) The act of inputting data into a computer, such as by typing out handwriting, capturing data from scanned documents, taking responses from telephone interviews, etc. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (act of inputting data into a computer): 數據輸入 (Chinese Mandarin), 数据输入 (shùjù shūrù) (Chinese Mandarin), tiedon syöttö (Finnish), saisie des données [feminine] (French), Dateneingabe [feminine] (German), データ入力 (dēta nyūryoku) (Japanese), ввод да́нных (vvod dánnyx) [masculine] (Russian), captura de datos (Spanish)

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of inputting data into a computer",
      "word": "captura de datos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "data entry"
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