process1
/prosess/ • noun 1 a series of actions or steps towards achieving a particular end. 2 a natural series of changes: the ageing process. 3 Law a summons to appear in court. 4 Biology & Anatomy a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism. 5 before another noun Printing relating to printing using ink in three colours (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and black. • verb 1 perform a series of operations to change or preserve. 2 Computing operate on (data) by means of a program. 3 deal with, using an established procedure. — ORIGIN Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from procedere (see PROCEED).
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