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processing

pro·ces·sing

UK/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ US/ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure

  • “the processing of newly arrived immigrants”
  • “the processing of ore to obtain minerals”

Origin

By surface analysis, process + -ing.

Phrases

  • auditory processing disorder
  • automatic data processing machine
  • background processing
  • batch processing
  • blast processing
  • central processing unit
  • command processing overhead time
  • data processing machine

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