process

Meaning

Noun

1. A series of events which produce a result (the product).
2. A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
3. A path of succession of states through which a system passes.
4. Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
5. Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
6. An outgrowth of tissue or cell.
7. A structure that arises above a surface.
8. An executable task or program.
9. The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.

Verb

1. To perform a particular process on a thing.
2. To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
3. To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
4. To develop photographic film.
5. To take legal proceedings against.

Verb

To walk in a procession

Hyphenated as

pro‧cess

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹəʊsɛs/

Etymology

From Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus, from prōcēdō.

Sentences

In living things , this process is called bioluminescence .

Control an active connection multiplexing master process .

It is used in the Bayer process of aluminium production .

The process of licensing varies depending on the type of use required .