(1) The process of changing from one method of data processing to another or from one data processing system to another. Changing a code point that is assigned to a character in one code page to its corresponding code point in another code page is an example of conversion.
(2) In programming languages, the transformation between values that represent the same data item but belong to different data types. Information may be lost because of conversion since accuracy of data representation varies among different data types.
(3) The process of changing from one form of representation to another. Changing a code point that is assigned to a character in one code page to its corresponding code point in another code page is an example of conversion.
(4) In DFSMSrmm, the process of moving removable-media-library inventory from another media management system to DFSMSrmm. DFSMSrmm manages the inventory and policies after conversion.