process
process Lexical Profile
process Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A series of actions, steps, or operations performed intentionally in order to achieve a particular result.
"Applying for a student visa can be a lengthy and detailed process."
A continuous, natural series of changes or developments taking place gradually over time.
"Photosynthesis is the biological process by which green plants convert sunlight into chemical energy."
An instance of a computer program that is currently being executed by one or more threads.
"The system administrator terminated the background process that was consuming too much memory."
A summons, writ, or official legal proceedings through which a court exercises its jurisdiction.
"The constitution guarantees that no citizen shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law."
A natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage extending from a bone, cell, or anatomical tissue.
"The physical therapist palpated the spinous process of the vertebra to check for alignment."
• verb
To perform a series of mechanical, chemical, or industrial operations on something in order to change, preserve, or prepare it.
"The facility can process several tons of recycled plastic each day."
To deal with, examine, or officially handle a document, request, or financial transaction according to an established routine.
"It usually takes three to five business days to process a refund request."
To analyze, organize, or mentally assimilate information, sensory input, or emotional experiences.
"She needed a quiet moment alone to process the unexpected news."
To walk or march slowly and ceremoniously in a formal procession.
"The graduating students began to process down the center aisle of the auditorium."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French proces, from Latin processus ('a going forward, advance, progress'), derived from the past participle of procedere ('to go forward, proceed').