computer matching. The comparing of computer records in two separate systems to determine whether the same record exists in both systems. • The government, for example, uses computer matching to find persons who are both employed and receiving welfare payments and to find instances in which both divorced parents are claiming the same child on […]
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988. An act that allows governmental agencies, with certain limitations, to compare computerized records to establish or verify eligibility for benefits or to recoup payments on benefits. 5 USCA § 552a. See COMPUTER MATCHING.
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hit, n. 1. A physical strike. 2. Criminal law. A murder committed for money or on orders from a gang leader. 3. Criminal law. An instance of the taking of a drug. 3. Intellectual property. A single instance of a computer’s connection to a webpage. • Counters keep track of how many visitors a webpage