"processing" meaning in English

See processing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-processing.ogg Forms: processings [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, process + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|process|-ing}} By surface analysis, process + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} processing (countable and uncountable, plural processings)
  1. The action of the verb to process. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (action of the verb to process): processament [masculine] (Catalan), 處理 (Chinese Mandarin), 处理 (chǔlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), zpracování [neuter] (Czech), prosessointi (Finnish), käsittely (Finnish), Verarbeitung [feminine] (German), επεξεργασία (epexergasía) [feminine] (Greek), feldolgozás (Hungarian), próiseáil [feminine] (Irish), 처리 (cheori) (Korean), bearbeidelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), processamento [masculine] (Portuguese), prelucrare [feminine] (Romanian), procesare [feminine] (Romanian), обрабо́тка (obrabótka) [feminine] (Russian), obrada [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), procesamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-processing-en-noun-F2IJWgY2 Disambiguation of 'action of the verb to process': 100 0 0
  2. The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures): prosessointi (Finnish), käsittely (Finnish), traitement [masculine] (French), prosessering [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), prosessering [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), obróbka [feminine] (Polish), processamento [masculine] (Portuguese), обрабо́тка (obrabótka) [feminine] (Russian), procesuiranje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-processing-en-noun-hErwZpV7 Disambiguation of 'act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures': 0 94 6
  3. The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-processing-en-noun-WY614PZH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 40 52 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 5 29 48 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 28 52 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 21 64 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 33 58 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 27 55 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 26 56 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 27 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 26 54 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 27 56 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 23 55 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 24 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 32 51 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 5 27 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 28 56 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 27 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 23 72 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 26 52 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 28 55 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 27 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 26 58 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 5 27 55 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 22 63 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: data processing, parallel processing, word processing

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-processing.ogg
Etymology: By surface analysis, process + -ing. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|process|-ing}} By surface analysis, process + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} processing
  1. present participle and gerund of process Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: process
    Sense id: en-processing-en-verb-G0U8Ophv

Inflected forms

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          "text": "For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.",
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