Definition of processes Processes
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- processes (Noun)
Plural of process.
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| process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" | ||
| outgrowth, appendage | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| horn one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates | ||
| horn one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates | ||
| crest a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal | ||
| pseudopod, pseudopodium temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion | ||
| flagellum a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | ||
| hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||
| cirrus a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile | ||
| spine a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||
| aculea small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects | ||
| style a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style" | ||
| villus a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane | ||
| tail the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | ||
| fetlock projection behind and above a horse's hoof | ||
| tentacle any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion | ||
| arista bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies | ||
| acromial process, acromion the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade | ||
| ala a wing of an insect | ||
| alveolar arch the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set | ||
| alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth | ||
| acrosome a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg | ||
| caruncle, caruncula an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds | ||
| condyle a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone | ||
| coronoid process, processus coronoideus a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone | ||
| epicondyle a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments | ||
| fimbria thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) | ||
| apophysis (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra | ||
| spicule, spiculum small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals | ||
| osteophyte small abnormal bony outgrowth | ||
| papilla a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather | ||
| papilla a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather | ||
| cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, appendix a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch | ||
| mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull | ||
| styloid process extends from the base of the temporal bone | ||
| pterygoid process two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone | ||
| tuberosity, eminence, tubercle a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | ||
| zygomatic process a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch | ||
| trochanter one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached | ||
| transverse process one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs | ||
| odontoid process a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck | ||
| metaphysis the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis | ||
| olecranon, olecranon process process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended | ||
| ridge a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | ||
| excrescence (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body | ||
| papilla a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather | ||
| process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" | ||
| physical process | ||
| physical entity an entity that has physical existence | ||
| phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning | ||
| chelation the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds | ||
| dealignment a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties | ||
| decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something | ||
| devolution, degeneration the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) | ||
| evolution, development (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | ||
| economic process any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth | ||
| encapsulation the process of enclosing (as in a capsule) | ||
| instruction execution, execution the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" | ||
| human process a process in which human beings are involved | ||
| increment, increase, growth the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | ||
| industrial process a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something | ||
| irreversible process any process that is not reversible | ||
| looping, iteration doing or saying again; a repeated performance | ||
| iteration, loop doing or saying again; a repeated performance | ||
| natural action, natural process, activity, action a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" | ||
| functioning, performance, operation any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" | ||
| biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms | ||
| photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies | ||
| processing preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" | ||
| reversible process any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed | ||
| sensitisation, sensitization (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) | ||
| defining, shaping any process serving to define the shape of something | ||
| process - (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" | ||
| cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation | ||
| cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||
| psychological science, psychology the science of mental life | ||
| basic cognitive process cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge | ||
| process - a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" | ||
| unconscious process | ||
| cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||
| sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy uttering speech while asleep | ||
| condensation (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams | ||
| process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" | ||
| procedure | ||
| activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" | ||
| bertillon system a system or procedure for identifying persons | ||
| fingerprinting the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification | ||
| genetic fingerprinting, genetic profiling the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification | ||
| diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis | ||
| emergency procedure (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) | ||
| experimental procedure the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment | ||
| computation, computing, calculation the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | ||
| medical procedure a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners | ||
| chromosome mapping, mapping (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome | ||
| operating procedure a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation | ||
| stiffening the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance" | ||
| indirection deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats" | ||
| rigamarole, rigmarole a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time" | ||
| modus operandi, routine an unvarying or habitual method or procedure | ||
| experimental condition, condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | ||
| process - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant | ||
| summons | ||
| judicial writ, writ (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| citation thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 | ||
| process of monition, monition a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted | ||
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| process - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
| treat | ||
| bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, affect, touch press or wedge together; pack together | ||
| propagate multiply sexually or asexually | ||
| iodise, iodize treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" | ||
| nitrate treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol" | ||
| tank treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse" | ||
| oxygenate, aerate, oxygenise, oxygenize impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" | ||
| mercerise, mercerize treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton" | ||
| malt convert into malt | ||
| fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" | ||
| creosote treat with creosote; "creosoted wood" | ||
| chlorinate disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a pool" | ||
| carbonate treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks" | ||
| camphorate treat with camphor | ||
| bromate, brominate treat with bromine | ||
| ammoniate treat with ammonia | ||
| irradiate, ray expose to radiation; "irradiate food" | ||
| scald burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out" | ||
| refine make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation" | ||
| nitrogenise, nitrogenize, nitrify treat (soil) with nitrates | ||
| reverberate treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore" | ||
| curry treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather" | ||
| seed remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" | ||
| dose treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint" | ||
| sulfur, sulphur treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" | ||
| vulcanise, vulcanize subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" | ||
| chrome treat with a chromium compound | ||
| bituminise, bituminize treat with bitumen | ||
| agenise, agenize age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) | ||
| run become undone; "the sweater unraveled" | ||
| carboxylate treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid | ||
| beneficiate process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction | ||
| digest soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture | ||
| fumigate, fume treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests | ||
| air-condition control the humidity and temperature of; "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned" | ||
| process - deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" | ||
| care, handle, manage, deal feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" | ||
| process - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech" | ||
| compute, cipher, cypher, figure, calculate, reckon, work out understand; "He didn't figure her" | ||
| process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" | ||
| work, work on | ||
| mould, shape, mold, forge, form, work give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" | ||
| transubstantiate, transmute, transform change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | ||
| hot-work roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot | ||
| cold work, coldwork shape (metal) without heat | ||
| overwork use too much; "This play has been overworked" | ||
| rework, make over, retread use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" | ||
| rack torture on the rack | ||
| tool work with a tool | ||
| till work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil" | ||
| process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room" | ||
| march | ||
| walk obtain a base on balls | ||
| file place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" | ||
| parade, promenade, troop march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" | ||
| goose step march in a military fashion | ||
| countermarch change the order of soldiers during a march | ||
| march out, debouch pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river" | ||
| process - institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" | ||
| action, sue, litigate | ||
| challenge raise a formal objection in a court of law | ||
| expedite process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter" | ||
| litigate engage in legal proceedings | ||
| process - deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" | ||
| serve, swear out | ||
| deliver deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" | ||
| subpoena serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed" | ||
| rinse, wash wash off soap or remaining dirt | ||
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Wiktionary
- process (Noun)
A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product. - process (Noun)
The act of serving a defendant with a summons or a writ. - process (Noun)
An outgrowth of tissue or cell. - process (Noun)
A task or program that is or was executing. - process (Noun)
A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries. - process (Noun)
A path of succession of states through which a system passes. - process (Verb)
To perform a particular process. - process (Verb)
To treat with a substance. - process (Verb)
To think think an information over, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it as valid. - process (Verb)
To walk in a procession.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- process (n.)
The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance. - process (n.)
A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process; processes of nature. - process (n.)
A statement of events; a narrative. - process (n.)
Any marked prominence or projecting part, especially of a bone; anapophysis. - process (n.)
The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic term for writs of the class called judicial.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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A way of proceeding or doing something, especially a systematic or regular one. -
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A series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product. -
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To perform a particular process.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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process
prosā²es, or prÅ-, n. a gradual progress: manner of acting or happening: operation: the whole proceedings in an action or prosecution: series of measures: a projection on a bone or plant (also Procesā²sus): the same as photo-process, the reproduction as a drawing, &c., by any mechanical (esp. photographic) process: (Shak.) a narrative, account.āv.t. to proceed against by legal process: to produce a reproduction of a drawing as above.ān. Procā²ess-servā²er (Shak.), a bailiff. [Fr. procĆØsāL. processus.]
Wikipedia 
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computing
In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being sequentially executed by a computer system that has the ability to run several computer programs concurrently.
A computer program itself is just a passive collection of instructions, while a process is the actual execution of those instructions.
Several processes may be associated with the same program; for example, opening up several windows of the same program often means more than one process is being executed. In the computing world, processes are "formally" defined by the operating systems (OS) running them and so may differ in detail from one OS to another; for example in Microsoft Windows environment each instance of the same application is called a task.
