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Definition: data hoovering


Extracting data from numerous sources. Data hoovering means "sucking up data," and the term was coined as a play on the Hoover vacuum cleaner, which was introduced in 1908. Social media platforms and search engines are known for their extensive capturing of the world's data. See big data.