to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother. to mimic; impersonate: The students imitated the teacher behind her back. to make a copy of; reproduce closely. to have or assume the appearance of; simulate; resemble.
The input device might be a keyboard, the output device might be a monitor, a communication device might be a modem, a secondary storage device might be disk drive, and the processing devices include central processing unit (CPU) and main memory.
In its simplest form, EDP goes through a three-stage cycle: 1  Input: The data is collected by the system, via keyboarding, file upload, or other workflow.  Processing: The data is manipulated in some way, usually automated. This can include translation, formula or code application, or encryption.