PROCESS

Process

In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program or Application that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity. Depending on the operating system, a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently.

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process

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. The act of serving a defendant with a summons or a writ.
  3. An outgrowth of tissue or cell.
  4. A task or program that is or was executing.
  5. A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
  6. A path of succession of states through which a system passes.

Verb

  1. To perform a particular process.
    We have processed the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions.
  2. To treat with a substance
  3. To think an information over, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it as valid.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To walk in a procession.


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