processing
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processing
(′prä′ses·iŋ)
(communications) Further handling, manipulation, consolidation, compositing, and so on, of information to convert it from one format to another or to reduce it to manageable or intelligible information.
(engineering) The act of converting material from one form into another desired form.
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Manipulating data within the computer. For an explanation of how the computer processes data, see computer and review "The 3 C's." "Processing" is appended to a variety of terms, but the word itself always implies "performing" or "doing work" by means of a computer or computer-based device. See centralized processing, distributed processing, batch processing, transaction processing and multiprocessing.
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Oxford Food & Nutrition Dictionary:
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Any and all processes to which food is subjected after harvesting for the purposes of improving its appearance, texture, palatability, nutritional value, keeping properties, and ease of preparation, and for eliminating micro-organisms, toxins, and other undesirable constituents.
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(DOD) 1. In photography, the operations necessary to produce negatives, diapositives, or prints from exposed films, plates, or paper. 2. A system of operations designed to convert raw data into useful information.
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IN BRIEF: n. - Preparing or putting through a prescribed method or technique; Subjecting to a method or technique of handling.
The bank is processing my loan application.
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processing
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The term that usually refers to the procedure of bringing about polymerization of appliances; processing of dentures. See also
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