process
noun
[ ˈprəʊsɛs ]
• a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
• "military operations could jeopardize the peace process"
Similar:
procedure,
operation,
action,
activity,
exercise,
affair,
business,
job,
task,
undertaking,
proceeding,
• a summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court.
• a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism, such as a protuberance on a bone.
process
verb
• perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.
• "the salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour"
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.
process
verb
• walk or march in procession.
• "they processed down the aisle"
Origin:
early 19th century: back-formation from procession.
