data mining meaning

UK /ˈdeɪtə ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ US /ˈdeɪtə ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ 4 syllables

data mining (noun): 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.

Definition of data mining

  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

    Type of: data processing

How to pronounce data mining

data mining is pronounced /ˈdeɪtə ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈdeɪtə ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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