process

Noun

1. A series of events leading to a result or product.
2. The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
3. A path or 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 arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
7. An executable task or program.
8. The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.

Verb

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

Verb

To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹəʊsɛs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: proces

In summary

From Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus (“course, progression”), nominalization of prōcēdō (“proceed, advance”).

Synonyms

procedure

method

treat

way

manner

deal with

operation

handle

course

action

system

mode

means

proceeding

work

course of action

technique

march

act

lawsuit

deal

sue

summons

clear

sequence

address

protocol

case

program

serve

progress

refine

outgrowth

development

processing

litigation

formalities

litigate

cleanse

route

routine

sift

appendage

procession

step

physical process

movement

practice

convert

function

Translations

processus

processo

proceso

Prozess

processo

traiter

procesar

proces

procédé

Verfahren

işlem

Vorgang

procedimento

proces

διαδικασία

Sentences

In living things , this process is called bioluminescence .

The Reichsrat, or upper house , was not involved in this process at all .

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 .

Soon thereafter Ritter discovered the process of electroplating .