processing

/ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/
noun

The action of the verb to process.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The action of the verb to process.

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

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

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Where it comes from

Etymology

By surface analysis, process + -ing.

PROCESSING at a glance

PROCESSING has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + C 3 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,187 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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