English > processing: 1 sense > noun 1, process| Meaning | Preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure. |
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| Examples | - "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"
- "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"
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| Narrower | blowing | Processing that involves blowing a gas |
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| data processing | (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information |
| development, developing | Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
| refining, refinement, purification | The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) |
| vulcanization, vulcanisation | Process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
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| Spanish | procesado, procesamiento, tratamiento |
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| Catalan | processament |
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| Verbs | process | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
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| process | deal with in a routine way |