process

Dictionary definition · process

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result"the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents"the process of thinking"
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
a mental process that you are not directly aware of"the process of denial"
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant"a bony process"
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states"events now in process"

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition"process cheese"
march in a procession"They processed into the dining room"
deal with in a routine way"process a loan"
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information"The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
shape, form, or improve a material"work stone into tools"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).