process1

noun

• 1a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end:military operations could jeopardize the peace process
• 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:the modern block printer needs to accommodate all the traditional factory processes in one shop
• 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

• 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.