Search Result for "data mining":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

data mining n 1: data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

data mining Analysis of data in a database using tools which look for trends or anomalies without knowledge of the meaning of the data. Data mining was invented by IBM who hold some related patents. Data mining may well be done on a data warehouse. ShowCase STRATEGY (http://showcasecorp.com/) is an example of a data mining tool. (2001-02-08)