processing object; target of processing
Computing term for the data, file, or entity that is being processed by a program or system.
This function receives a list of processing objects.
Please select the file to be processed.
処理 is the general term for processing, while 処理対象 specifically refers to the object or target being processed.
対象 is a broader term for target or object, used in many contexts; 処理対象 narrows it to computing/data processing.
Compound of 処理 (processing) and 対象 (target, object). A straightforward technical term.