Standard Lemma guide

processing

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/
  • US: /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 S EH0 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of the verb to process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of process

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the processing of newly arrived immigrants
  • the processing of ore to obtain minerals

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: process, physical process

Narrower terms: blowing, data processing, development, developing, refining, refinement, purification, vulcanization, vulcanisation

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, process + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: processament — action of the verb to process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 處理 /处理 (chǔlǐ) — action of the verb to process
  • Czech: zpracování — action of the verb to process
  • Finnish: prosessointi — action of the verb to process
  • Finnish: käsittely — action of the verb to process
  • French: traitement — action of the verb to process
  • German: Verarbeitung — action of the verb to process
  • Greek: επεξεργασία (epexergasía) — action of the verb to process
  • Hindi: प्रसंस्करण (prasanskaraṇ) — action of the verb to process
  • Hungarian: feldolgozás — action of the verb to process
  • Irish: próiseáil — action of the verb to process
  • Korean: 처리 (cheori) — action of the verb to process
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bearbeidelse — action of the verb to process
  • Polish: przetwarzanie — action of the verb to process
  • Portuguese: processamento — action of the verb to process
  • Romanian: prelucrare — action of the verb to process
  • Romanian: procesare — action of the verb to process
  • Russian: обрабо́тка (obrabótka) — action of the verb to process
  • Serbo-Croatian: obrada — action of the verb to process
  • Spanish: procesamiento — action of the verb to process
  • Catalan: processament — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Finnish: prosessointi — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Finnish: käsittely — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • French: traitement — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Norwegian Bokmål: prosessering — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prosessering — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Polish: obróbka — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Portuguese: processamento — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Russian: обрабо́тка (obrabótka) — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
  • Serbo-Croatian: procesuiranje — act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures
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