data mining
noun Digital Technology.
the process of collecting, searching through, and analyzing a large amount of data in a database, as to discover patterns or relationships: the use of data mining to detect fraud.
Origin of data mining
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby data mining
Example sentences from the Web for data mining
One shudders to think what the Gestapo might have done with just a handful of the data-mining tools currently employed by the NSA.
Facebook emphasizes that it replaces identifying info with numbers before sharing your particulars with data-mining marketers.
You Thought You Had Privacy Before the NSA Leak? What About Facebook? |Michael Daly |June 13, 2013 |DAILY BEASTBy contrast, the Obama data-mining operation was revolutionary.
British Dictionary definitions for data mining
data mining
noun
the gathering of information from pre-existing data stored in a database, such as one held by a supermarket about customers' shopping habits
Cultural definitions for data mining
data mining
The technique of identifying patterns and relationships within large databases through the use of advanced statistical methods.