From Old French _procés_ (“journey”), from Latin _processus_, past participle of _procedo_ PRONUNCIATION * (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ * (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒsɛs/ * (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ NOUN PROCESS (_plural_ PROCESSES) * A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product. _This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the PROCESS was flawed._ * (law) The act of serving a defendant with a summons or a writ. * (biology) An outgrowth of tissue or cell. * (anatomy) A structure that arises above a surface. * (computing) A task or program that is or was executing. * (manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries. * 1960, Mack Tyner, _PROCESS Engineering Calculations: Material and Energy Balances_ - Ordinarily a PROCESS plant will use a steam boiler to supply its PROCESS heat requirements and to drive a steam-turbine generator. * 1987, J. R. Richards, _Principles of control system design_ in _Modelling and control of fermentation PROCESSes_ - The words _plant_ or _PROCESS_ infer generally any dynamic system, be it primarily mechanical, electrical, or chemical PROCESS in nature, and may extend also to include social or economic systems. * A path of succession of states through which a system passes. * (anatomy) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health. DERIVED TERMS RELATED TERMS * proceed * procedure TRANSLATIONS VERB PROCESS (_third-person singular simple present_ PROCESSES, _present participle_ PROCESSING, _simple past and past participle_ PROCESSED) * (transitive) To perform a particular process. _We have PROCESSED the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions._ * (transitive) To treat with a substance * (transitive) To think an information over, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it as valid. TRANSLATIONS

Back-formation from _procession_. PRONUNCIATION * IPA(key): /prəˈsɛs/ VERB PROCESS (_third-person singular simple present_ PROCESSES, _present participle_ PROCESSING, _simple past and past participle_ PROCESSED) * (mostly British) To walk in a procession.

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