a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; the procedure of obtaining a drivers license; it was a process of trial and error
[ Syn: procedure ]
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; the process of thinking; the cognitive operation of remembering
[ Syn: cognitive process , mental process , operation , cognitive operation ]
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendants attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
[ Syn: summons ]
a mental process that you are not directly aware of; the process of denial
[ Syn: unconscious process ]
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; the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls
[ Syn: physical process ]
process (n.)
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; process cheese; process hair; treat the water so it can be drunk; treat the lawn with chemicals ; treat an oil spill
[ Syn: treat ]
deal with in a routine way; I'll handle that one; process a loan; process the applicants'
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; She actioned the company for discrimination
march in a procession; They processed into the dining room
[ Syn: march ]
shape, form, or improve a material; work stone into tools; process iron; work the metal
deliver a warrant or summons to someone; He was processed by the sheriff