- a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner: the process of decay.
- Law.
- the summons, mandate, or writ by which a defendant or thing is brought before court for litigation.
- the whole course of the proceedings in an action at law.
- photomechanical or photoengraving methods collectively.
- a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage: a process of a bone.
- the action of going forward or on.
- the condition of being carried on.
- course or lapse, as of time.
- conk4 (defs. 1, 2).
- to treat or prepare by some particular series of actions, as in manufacturing.
- to handle (papers, records, etc.) by systematically organizing them, recording or making notations on them, following up with appropriate action, or the like: to process mail.
- to mentally or emotionally deal with and make sense of: Cognitive therapy can be helpful in processing traumatic events and experiences.The disease affects the brain's ability to process bodily sensations.
- to require (someone) to answer questionnaires, perform various tasks, and sometimes to undergo physical and aptitude classification examinations before the beginning or termination of a period of service: The army processes all personnel entering or leaving the service.
- to convert (an agricultural commodity) into marketable form by a special series of steps, as pasteurization.
- to institute a legal process against; prosecute.
- to serve a process or summons on.
- to carry out operations on (data or programs).
- conk4 (def. 3).
- to deal with something mentally or emotionally and make sense of it: That movie completely blew me away—I’m still processing a week later.
- to undergo administrative activities involved in hiring or firing personnel, organizing and reviewing information to make a decision, etc.: The recruits are expected to process in four days.Your application for admission is still processing, but you should hear from us shortly.
- prepared or modified by an artificial process or procedure: process cheese.
- noting, pertaining to, or involving photomechanical or photoengraving methods: a process print.
- of or relating to hair that has been conked, or chemically straightened.
- created by or used in process cinematography: a moving background on a process screen.
- a series of actions that produce a change or development
- a method of doing or producing something
- a forward movement
- the course of time
- a summons, writ, etc, commanding a person to appear in court
- the whole proceedings in an action at law
- a natural outgrowth or projection of a part, organ, or organism
- a distinct subtask of a computer system which can be regarded as proceeding in parallel with other subtasks of the system
- relating to the general preparation of a printing forme or plate by the use, at some stage, of photography
- denoting a film, film scene, shot, etc, made by techniques that produce unusual optical effects
- to subject to a routine procedure; handle
- to treat or prepare by a special method, esp to treat (food) in order to preserve it
- to institute legal proceedings against
- to serve a process on
- photog
- to develop, rinse, fix, wash, and dry (exposed film, etc)
- to produce final prints or slides from (undeveloped film)
- to perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- to prepare (food) using a food processor
- to proceed in or as if in a procession