process

(prŏs'ĕs', prō'sĕs')
n., pl., proc·ess·es (prŏs'ĕs'ĭz, prō'sĕs'-, prŏs'ĭ-sēz', prō'sĭ-).

1. A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result: the process of digestion; the process of obtaining a driver's license.
2. A series of operations performed in the making or treatment of a product: a manufacturing process; leather dyed during the tanning process.
3. Progress; passage: the process of time; events now in process.
4. Law. The entire course of a judicial proceeding.
5. Law.
   1. A summons or writ ordering a defendant to appear in court.
   2. The total quantity of summonses or writs issued in a particular proceeding.
6. Biology. An outgrowth of tissue; a projecting part: a bony process.
7. Any of various photomechanical or photoengraving methods.
8. Computer Science.
   1. A running software program or other computing operation.
   2. A part of a running software program or other computing operation that does a single task.
9. See conk³.

tr.v., -essed, -ess·ing, -ess·es.

1. To put through the steps of a prescribed procedure: processing newly arrived immigrants; process an order.
2. To prepare, treat, or convert by subjecting to a special process: process ore to obtain minerals.
3. Law.
   1. To serve with a summons or writ.
   2. To institute legal proceedings against; prosecute.
4. Computer Science. To perform operations on (data).
5. To gain an understanding or acceptance of; come to terms with: processed the traumatic event in therapy.
6. To straighten (hair) by a chemical process; conk.

adj.

1. Prepared or converted by a special process: process cheese.
2. Made by or used in any of several photomechanical or photoengraving processes: a process print.

[Middle English proces, from Old French, development, from Latin prōcessus, from past participle of prōcēdere, to advance. See proceed.]

USAGE NOTE   In recent years there has been a tendency to pronounce the plural ending -es of processes as (-ēz), perhaps by analogy with words of Greek origin such as analysis and neurosis. But process is not of Greek origin, and there is no etymological justification for this pronunciation of its plural. However, because this pronunciation is not uncommon even in educated speech, it is generally considered an acceptable variant, although it still strikes some listeners as a bungled affectation. In a recent survey 79 percent of the Usage Panel preferred the standard pronunciation (-ĭz) for the plural ending -es and 15 percent preferred the pronunciation (-ēz). • Although the pronunciation for process with a long (o), (prō'sĕs'), is more usual in British English, it is an acceptable variant in American English.

pro·cess² (prə-sĕs')
intr.v., -cessed, -cess·ing, -cess·es.
To move along in or as if in a procession: "The man in the panama hat offered his arm and ... they processed into the dining room" (Anita Brookner).

[Back-formation from PROCESSION.]

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The familiar noun and verb are both pronounced proh-ses. The other verb process, meaning 'to walk in procession', is a back-formation from the noun procession and is pronounced proh-ses.

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Sequence or arterial network of logically related and timebased work activities to provide a specific output for an internal or external customer. For example, the assembly of a television set or the paying of a bill or claim entails several linked activities.
See also business process.

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v

Definition: subjecting to series of action to achieve result
Antonyms: forget, neglect

A series of actions or events. In geomorphology, a process may be classified as simple or complex; historical or non-historical; immanent -(autonomous, indwelling) or contingent (depending for its existence on something else); and time-bound or timeless (eternal, as with uniformitarianism). A timeless process interacts with a point in the landscape to produce a locally specific landform, which will change over time. (However, the state of a landform may affect the way in which a process operates.) A process-form model attempts to explain landscapes through in-depth accounts of geomorphological and biogeomorphological processes operating at, or near, the crust; but See causation, chaos theory, emergence.

In sport psychology, the behavioural interactions within a group that enables the group to use its resources to achieve group objectives. A group with process faults (e.g. lack of coordination between team members, or conflicting motivations) is likely to fall short of achieving its full potential.

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A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; a method, mode, or operation, whereby a result or effect is produced; normal or actual course of procedure; regular pro- ceeding, as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature.

In patent law, an art or method by which any particular result is produced. A definite combination of new or old elements, ingredients, operations, ways, or means to produce a new, improved, or old result, and any substantial change therein by omission, to the same or better result, or by modification or substitution, with different function, to the same or better result, is a new and patentable process.

In civil and criminal proceedings, any means used by a court to acquire or exercise its jurisdiction over a person or over specific property. A summons or summons and complaint; sometimes, a writ.

See: service of process.

IN BRIEF: A way of making or doing something, in which there are a number of steps.

Life is a continual process of remaking ourselves. — Unknown

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sign description: Both bent hand moves over top of each other in a repeated movement.

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(in anatomy) a thin prominence or protuberance of a structure, or an extension or outgrowth of a cell.

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For a list of words related to process, see:

• Skeleton - process: bony outgrowth on larger structure
• Hair Styles - process: chemically straightened curly hair; conk
• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - process: summons, subpoena, or warrant used to compel witness or party to appear in court
• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - process: course of action or form of behavior

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Common misspelling(s) of process

• proccess

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - proces, metode, retsforfølgning
v. tr. - behandle, forædle, underkaste forberedende prøver, anlægge sag mod
adj. - proces-

idioms:

• in process of time    i tidens løb
• in the process of    i færd med at
• processed cheese    smelteost

2.
v. intr. - gå i procession

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwerken, bewerken, proces, uitsteeksel, wijze van behandeling, verloop

Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén) processus, procédé, (Jur) procès, citation, (Comput) processus, traitement
v. tr. - (gén, Admin, Comput) traiter, (Ind) transformer, traiter (produits chimiques), (Phot) développer, (Culin) mixer, hacher, (US) décrêper (les cheveux)
adj. - qui a subi un traitement, en conserve, traité (l'acier)

idioms:

• in process    en cours, en train de
• in process of time    avec le temps
• in the process    (être) en train de, pendant
• in the process of    dans le traitement de, en train de, pendant que
• processed cheese    fromage fondu en tranches

2.
v. intr. - marcher en procession

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Prozeß, Verfahren
v. - verarbeiten, aufbereiten, entwickeln, bearbeiten
adj. - verarbeitet

idioms:

• in process    (AmE) in Bau
• in process of time    mit der Zeit
• in the process    dabei, im Verlauf, bei
• in the process of    im Verlauf
• processed cheese    Schmelzkäse

2.
v. - (wie) in einer Prozession ziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξέλιξη, διαδικασία, πορεία, μέθοδος, (νομ.) αγωγή ή δίωξη
v. - επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι, παρασκευάζω, βαδίζω εν πομπή, παρελαύνω, προχωρώ

idioms:

• in process of time    με την πάροδο του χρόνου
• in the process of    κατά το στάδιο
• processed cheese    βιομηχανικά επεξεργασμένο τυρί

Italiano (Italian)
elaborare, analizzare, processo, procedimento

idioms:

• in process of time    col passar del tempo
• in the process of    nel corso di
• processed cheese    formaggio fuso
• word processing    elaborazione testi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - processo (m)
v. - processar

idioms:

• in process of time    no decorrer do tempo
• in the process of    em vias de, em andamento
• processed cheese    queijo industrializado
• word processing    processamento de texto

Русский (Russian)
обрабатывать, рассматривать, ход, процесс

idioms:

• in process of time    со временем
• in the process of    в процессе
• processed cheese    плавленый сыр
• word processing    компьютерная обработка текста

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - proceso, procedimiento, método
v. tr. - procesar, tratar, elaborar
adj. - relativo al proceso

idioms:

• in process    en proceso
• in process of time    con el tiempo, andando el tiempo
• in the process    en el proceso de
• in the process of    en vías de, en curso de
• processed cheese    queso preparado (mediante la mezcla de varios tipos)

2.
v. intr. - caminar o marchar en procesión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förlopp, process, rättegång, metod, utväxt (anat.)
v. - behandla, preparera, bearbeta, förädla, reproducera, väcka åtal (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 过程, 进程, 程序, 步骤, 工序, 加工, 用计算机处理, 处理, 办理, 对...起诉, 经过特殊加工的, 照相板的, 处理过的

idioms:

• in process of time    随着时间的推移, 渐渐, 逐渐
• in the process of    在...过程中
• processed cheese    加工奶酪, 融化奶酪

2. 列队行进

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 過程, 進程, 程式, 步驟, 工序
v. tr. - 加工, 用電腦處理, 處理, 辦理, 對...起訴
adj. - 經過特殊加工的, 照相板的, 處理過的

idioms:

• in process of time    隨著時間的推移, 漸漸, 逐漸
• in the process of    在...過程中
• processed cheese    加工奶酪, 融化奶酪

2.
v. intr. - 列隊行進

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 진행, 경과
v. tr. - 처리하다, (자료 등을) 조사 분류하다
adj. - 가공(처리)한

idioms:

• in process of time    시간이 흐름에 따라
• in the process of    ~ 과정 중에서

2.
v. intr. - 줄지어 걷다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 過程, 経過, 作用, 製法, 手順, 突起, 訴訟手続き, 令状
v. - 加工する, 現像する, 処理する, 調査する, コンピュータで処理する

idioms:

• in process of time    時が経つにつれて
• in the process of    …中で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تقدم, عمليه, دعوى قضائيه (فعل) يدعو للمثول, يسير في موكب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תהליך, שיטה (בייצור), התקדמות, הזמנה לדין, זיז, בליטה, צו משפטי, צמיחה של יצור חי, הפרדת צבעים (דפוס)‬
v. tr. - ‮עיבד, עיבד מזון או חומר, הכין, בדק, ערך הליך מסוים, עיבד (נתונים במחשב)‬
adj. - ‮שעבר תהליך הכנה או עיבוד, של הפרדת צבעים (דפוס)‬
v. intr. - ‮צעד בסך (בתהלוכה או במצעד)‬

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