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      process
      noun
      A series of events leading to a result or product.
      (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
      (computing) An executable task or program.
      A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
      (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
      (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
      (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
      The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
      verb
      (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
      (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
      (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
      (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
      (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
      To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
      Roots
      propro- · Latin · forth, forwardcedo-cess · Latin · go, yield
      Synonyms for process
      procedurenoperationnproceedingnmethodnstepn
      Words related to process
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