data capture

ˈdætə ˈkæptʃər

Definition

Definition of data capture - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

digital conversion

TECH.

process of converting information into digital form

TECH.

Data capture is essential for accurate record-keeping.
Effective data capture improves customer service.
Data capture technologies are advancing rapidly.

data entry

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Expressions with data capture

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electronic data capture

system used for collecting data electronically

The hospital implemented an electronic data capture to improve record-keeping.

Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with capture

capture someone's attention

draw someone's focus or notice

The bright colors captured the children's attention.

capture the heart

gain someone's deep love or strong affection

The puppy captured the heart of every visitor.

capture someone's heart

win someone's affection or admiration

The singer's performance captured the audience's hearts.

capture the imagination

make someone very interested or excited

The story captured the imagination of children everywhere.

capture the fancy

attract someone's interest or imagination

The painting captured the fancy of many visitors.

capture the attention

make someone notice or focus on something

The bright colors capture the attention of children.

capture the essence

show the most important qualities of something clearly

The portrait captures the essence of her warm personality.

capture the moment

take a photo or video of a special moment

She captured the moment with her camera at the wedding.

capture the spirit

show the true feeling or mood of something

The painting really captures the spirit of the festival.

capture the flag

achieve a significant victory or goal

The company managed to capture the flag in the market with their new product.

Terms with data capture included in their meaning

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smoothing

mathematics

creating a function to capture data patterns

EDC

acr.

acr: electronic data capture

system to collect and store information

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French:capture de données, ...
German:Datenerfassung, ...
Italian:cattura dei dati, ...
Spanish:captura de datos, ...
Portuguese:captura de dados, ...
Chinese:数据采集, ...
Japanese:データキャプチャ, ...
Arabic:اِلْتِقَاط الْبَيَانَات, ...
Hebrew:לְכִידַת נְתוּנִים, ...
Russian:сбор данных, ...
Ukrainian:захоплення даних, ...
Hindi:डेटा अधिग्रहण, ...
Bengali:ডেটা ক্যাপচার, ...
Catalan:captura de dades, ...
Czech:digitalizace, ...
Danish:datafangst, ...
Dutch:gegevensinvoer, ...
Greek:ψηφιοποίηση δεδομένων, ...
Hungarian:adatbevitel, ...
Khmer:ការចាប់យកទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:데이터 캡처, ...
Persian:رقومی‌سازی داده, ...
Polish:przechwytywanie danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):captura de dados, ...
Romanian:capturare de date, ...
Swedish:datainsamling, ...
Thai:การแปลงข้อมูลเป็นดิจิทัล, ...
Turkish:veri yakalama, ...
Vietnamese:số hóa dữ liệu, ...

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