PROCESS
process
noun
1 a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end:
• a natural or involuntary series of changes: the aging process.
• a systematic series of mechanized or chemical operations that are performed in order to produce or manufacture something:
• a series of interdependent operations carried out by computer.
• [ as modifier ] Printing relating to or denoting printing using ink in three colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and black to produce a complete range of color: process inks.
2 Law a summons or writ requiring a person to appear in court.
3 Biology & Anatomy a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism, such as a protuberance on a bone.
verb [ with obj. ]
perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it: the various stages in processing the wool.
• operate on (computer data) by means of a program.
• deal with (someone) using an official and established procedure: the immigration authorities who processed him.
• another term for conk3.