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   process

   /ˈprəʊsɛs/

   noun

   • 1. a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end: "military operations could jeopardize the peace process" Similar procedureoperationactionactivityexerciseaffairbusinessjobtaskundertakingproceeding
   • ▪ a natural series of changes: "the ageing process"
   • ▪ a systematic series of mechanized or chemical operations that are performed in order to produce something: "the manufacturing process is relatively simple" Similar methodproceduresystemtechniquemeanspracticewayapproach
   • ▪ an instance of a program being executed in a multitasking operating system, typically running in an environment that protects it from other processes.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting printing using ink in three colours (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and black to produce a complete range of colour: "process inks"
   • 2. a summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court. Similar summonswritsubpoenacitation
   • 3. a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism, such as a protuberance on a bone.

   verb

   • 1. perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it: "the salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour"
   • ▪ deal with (someone or something) using an official procedure: "the immigration authorities who processed him"
   • ▪ operate on (data) by means of a program.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French proces, from Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from the verb procedere (see proceed). Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. processable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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