processing
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/
The English word “processing” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The action of the verb to process.
- The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
- The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
Etymology
By surface analysis, process + -ing.
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