data entry

noun

, Computers.

1. the job of entering text or other data into a computer, as by typing on a keyboard or scanning a document.

Word History and Origins

Origin of data entry¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

This practice is likely more prevalent for roles such as customer service and data entry where performance is defined by, for example, how many calls someone takes or the number of words they type per minute, Rekha Gurnani Chowdhury, a compensation consultant in the tech industry, told me.

From Slate

But those forces at the border have been used in specific, restricted ways like data entry, surveillance or warehouse support or to provide logistical support in ways that don’t interact directly with migrants and are designed to free up immigration personnel to do their jobs.

From Seattle Times

“A lot of issues have happened in Mexico and Central America that affect people here, and it gets glossed over,” said Primero, a data entry clerk who wore a necklace with a charm of Handala — a cartoon character of a barefoot, downtrodden boy embraced by Palestinians as a symbol of their resilience.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the rescued men, identified only as Stephen, told the newspaper that he was recruited by an agent from the southern Indian city of Mangaluru and offered a data entry job in Cambodia.

From BBC

Because of data entry problems, for example, some voters have birth years of 1900 in state records.

From Seattle Times