datamatching
nounUK /ˈdeɪtə mætʃɪŋ/
US /ˈdeɪtə mætʃɪŋ/
Data matching is when a computer checks if two sets of information are the same or fit together.
The school used data matching to see which students had signed up for both clubs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of finding records in different databases that refer to the same person or thing.
Data matching helped the hospital link patient records from two different systems.
3. A technique used to compare large sets of information to find duplicates or errors.
The company ran data matching to remove repeated names from its mailing list.
4. In computing, the act of pairing pieces of data that share the same values or patterns.
Data matching flagged two accounts that used the same email address.