process
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈprəʊses/ us/ˈprɑːses/a series of actions that are needed in order to do something or achieve a result:
Management recognizes it is important to get the process right even if it means delaying the project start date.
consultation/decision-making/planning process The role offers the opportunity to be a part of the company's decision-making process.
approval/evaluation/inspection process
complete/finish/start a process
a disciplinary/hiring/selection process
improve/speed up/streamline a process
PRODUCTION
a method of producing goods in a particular industry:
an industrial/manufacturing/production process
be in the process of doing sth
to have started doing something:
We're in the process of reviewing the court's decision and evaluating our response.
in the process
if something is happening, and something else happens in the process, the second thing happens as a result of the first:
A clash with their main supplier means they won't be able to honour their contracts and will lose millions of pounds in the process.
See also
due process
four-colour process
process
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈprəʊses/ us/ˈprɑːses/ PRODUCTION
to change raw materials, for example by adding chemicals or other substances to them, as part of the production of goods:
The two new oil refineries will be able to process 250,000 barrels of crude a day.
to deal with documents in an official way:
process applications/claims/orders Insurance claims may take up to 30 days to process.
IT
if a computer processes data, it uses a set of instructions to organize it and produce a particular result:
A bug in the system was preventing it from processing digital image files.