processing
/ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/
/ˈprɑːsesɪŋ/ noun [U] Definition
› PRODUCTION the series of actions that are taken to change raw materials during the production of goods: the processing of sth Uruguay's manufacturing production and exports are largely based on the processing of natural resources.processing equipment/facility/plant The refinery is among the largest and most advanced crude oil processing plants in the world.
› IT the use of a computer to collect, store, organize, and use information → See also batch processing, CPU, data processing, distributed processing, parallel processing, word processing
(Definition of processing noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “processing”
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
