"proc" meaning in English

See proc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: procs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} proc (plural procs)
  1. Abbreviation of procedure. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: procedure
    Sense id: en-proc-en-noun-Ukr3LZAh
  2. Abbreviation of processor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: processor
    Sense id: en-proc-en-noun-uxN4uDrU
  3. A programmed random occurrence.
    Sense id: en-proc-en-noun-xK7TF0bn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 53 39

Verb

Forms: procs [present, singular, third-person], proccing [participle, present], procced [participle, past], procced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} proc (third-person singular simple present procs, present participle proccing, simple past and past participle procced)
  1. (video games) To cause a special event to occur. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: trigger
    Sense id: en-proc-en-verb-tarVmGR7 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for proc meaning in English (2.8kB)

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