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   Proc·ess

   /ˈpräˌses/

   

   noun

   • 1. a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end: "military operations could jeopardize the peace process" Similar procedureoperationactionactivityexerciseaffairbusinessjobtaskundertakingproceeding
   • ▪ a natural or involuntary series of changes: "the aging process"
   • ▪ a systematic series of mechanized or chemical operations that are performed in order to produce or manufacture something: "the modern block printer needs to accommodate all the traditional factory processes in one shop" Similar methodproceduresystemtechniquemeanspracticewayapproach
   • ▪ a series of interdependent operations carried out by computer.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting printing using ink in three colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and black to produce a complete range of color: "process inks"
   • 2. a summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court. Similar summonswritsubpoenacitation
   • 3. a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism, such as a protuberance on a bone.

   verb

   • 1. perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it: "the various stages in processing the wool"
   • ▪ deal with (someone) using an official and established procedure: "the immigration authorities who processed him"
   • ▪ operate on (computer data) by means of a program.
   • ▪ another term for conk

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French proces, from Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from the verb procedere (see proceed). Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. processable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

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