processing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure

   the processing of newly arrived immigrants

2. 2
   noun

   The action of the verb to process.

   Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

4. 4
   noun

   The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.

5. 5
   verb

   present participle and gerund of process

Etymology

By surface analysis, process + -ing.