Hypernym

noun

(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

computer science 1

noun

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

operation 4

noundomain: natural proc.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

Examples

1.it can perform millions of operations per second

Hyponym

access 5

noun

(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

asynchronous operation 1

noun

operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events

auxiliary operation 1

noun

a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit

boolean operation 1

noun

an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values

computer operation 1

noun

an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

computer science 1

noun

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures