noun
verb
Freq #8437
Meanings
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1
noun
The act of dealing with something through a set series of steps.
The processing of visa applications can take several weeks.
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2
noun
The handling, storing, and analyzing of data, especially by computer.
The new chip speeds up image processing dramatically.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
processings
Derived forms
agroprocessingautoprocessingbioprocessingcoprocessingcryo-processingcryptoprocessinggeoprocessingglycoprocessinghistoprocessinghydroprocessingimmunoprocessingin-processing
Etymology
By surface analysis, process + -ing.