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Ingest

The process of accepting a digital object or set of metadata by a system other than the system that created it.

Meanings of Ingest

  1. The process of importing data or other material into a system.

  2. The introduction of a substance (eg food) into the body of an organism, particularly through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

  3. Bring or import into the system.

Ingest