processing

noun

(computing) The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.

The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

The action of the verb to process.

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward cedo-cess · Latin · go, yield

Synonyms for processing

refiningn manufacturingn extractionn harvestingn computationn smeltingv

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Where does processing come from?

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