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data capture
any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
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data capture
[′dad·ə ‚kap·chər](computer science)
The acquisition of data to be entered into a computer.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.