"data flow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: data flows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} data flow (countable and uncountable, plural data flows)
  1. (computing) The route between origin, via nodes, to a destination taken by a packet of data Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-data_flow-en-noun-xZ7MtO3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) The transfer of data between the components of a computer Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-data_flow-en-noun-02hsUt9O Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dataflow

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