English Explanatory Dictionary

processing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of the verb to process.
  2. The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
  3. The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of process

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/ en-us-processing.ogg

Word forms

processing processings

Etymology

By surface analysis, process + -ing.

Derived words

agroprocessing auditory processing disorder automatic data processing machine autoprocessing background processing batch processing bioprocessing blast processing central processing unit command processing overhead time coprocessing cryo-processing cryptoprocessing data processing machine enzymatic processing geoprocessing glycoprocessing graphics processing unit histoprocessing hydroprocessing image processing immunoprocessing information processing information-processing in-processing lyoprocessing microprocessing multiprocessing natural language processing neural processing unit neuroprocessing order processing photoprocessing post-processing postprocessing processing time processing unit quantum processing unit query processing retort processing retroprocessing sensory processing sensitivity signal processing space processing stream processing teleprocessing time reversal signal processing waveless processing wave processing wood processing
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