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2017 Edition

national industry 518210

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing infrastructure for hosting or data processing services. These establishments may provide specialized hosting activities, such as Web hosting, streaming services, or application hosting (except software publishing), or they may provide general time- share mainframe facilities to clients. Data processing establishments provide complete processing and specialized reports from data supplied by clients or provide automated data processing and data entry services.

The immediate parent of national industry 518210 is international industry 51821: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Application hosting
  • Optical scanning services
  • Web hosting
  • Computer data storage services
  • Video and audio streaming services
  • Computer input preparation services
  • Microfilm imaging services
  • Computer time rental

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing text processing and related document preparation activities--are classified in Industry 561410, Document Preparation Services;
  • Providing on-site management and operation of a client's data processing facilities--are classified in U.S. Industry 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services;
  • Software design, development, and publishing, or software publishing only--are classified in Industry 511210, Software Publishers;
  • Providing wired broadband Internet access services using own operated telecommunications infrastructure, in combination with Web hosting--are classified in U.S. Industry 517311, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
  • Providing Internet access via client-supplied telecommunications connections in combination with Web hosting--are classified in U.S. Industry 517919, All Other Telecommunications;
  • Operating Web search portals--are classified in Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals;
  • Providing access to computers and office equipment, as well as other office support services--are classified in Industry 56143, Business Service Centers;
  • Processing financial transactions, such as credit card transactions--are classified in Industry 522320, Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities; and
  • Providing payroll processing services--are classified in U.S. Industry 541214, Payroll Services.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 518210 - Application hosting
  2. 518210 - Automated data processing services
  3. 518210 - Computer data storage services
  4. 518210 - Computer input preparation services
  5. 518210 - Computer time leasing
  6. 518210 - Computer time rental
  7. 518210 - Computer time sharing services
  8. 518210 - Data capture imaging services
  9. 518210 - Data entry services
  10. 518210 - Data processing computer services
  11. 518210 - Data processing services (except payroll services, financial transaction processing services)
  12. 518210 - Disk and diskette conversion services
  13. 518210 - Disk and diskette recertification services
  14. 518210 - Electronic data processing services
  15. 518210 - Media streaming services
  16. 518210 - Microfiche recording and imaging services
  17. 518210 - Microfilm recording and imaging services
  18. 518210 - Optical scanning services
  19. 518210 - Scanning services, optical
  20. 518210 - Video and audio streaming services
  21. 518210 - Web hosting

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 518210
2007 518210
2012 518210
2017 518210
2022 518210

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 7374 - Computer Processing and Data Preparation and Processing Services
  2. 7379 - Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services:

  1. application service provider
  2. computer and datum processing
  3. computer and datum processing service computer sale retailstore
  4. computer datum processing
  5. computer datum processing operation
  6. computer datum processing time sharing
  7. computer datum processing timesharing
  8. computer processing and datum preparation and processing service
  9. computer processing and datum processing
  10. computer related service not otherwise classified
  11. datum processing
  12. datum processing centre
  13. datum processing hosting and related service
  14. datum processing service hosting and related service
  15. duplication and replication service of negative prerecorded audio video or datum
  16. duplication and replication service of prerecorded audio video or datum
  17. electronic datum processing time sharing
  18. hosting service
  19. information
  20. microfilming

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