processing

US /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/ UK /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
The act of dealing with something through a set series of steps.

The processing of visa applications can take several weeks.
2

noun
The handling, storing, and analyzing of data, especially by computer.

The new chip speeds up image processing dramatically.

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Forms processings

Derived forms agroprocessingautoprocessingbioprocessingcoprocessingcryo-processingcryptoprocessinggeoprocessingglycoprocessinghistoprocessinghydroprocessingimmunoprocessingin-processing

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Phrases (1)

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batch processing
running a collection of computer jobs together as a scheduled group

Noun + noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, process + -ing.

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