processes
Steps toward completion
Processes is the plural of process—a series of actions or steps toward a result.
Manufacturing processes, thought processes, legal processes.
The word has two pronunciations: PRAH-sess-ez follows the standard English pattern, while proh-SESS-ez (with emphasis on the second syllable) is common in technical and scientific contexts.
As a verb form, processes means handles or deals with systematically: The plant processes thousands of applications daily.
Prescribed conduct rules
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- stepsSequential actions in process
- workflowSequential task progression
- checklistItemized verification guide
guidelines · instructions · routine · sequence · phases · stages · implementation · execution
Mental reasoning process
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
understanding · learning · memory · attention · recognition · conceptualization · abstraction · judgment
Permanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
phylogeny · heritability · recombination · fitness · coevolution · extinction · macroevolution · microevolution
Completing a planned task
- threadFiber for stitching
- daemonSupernatural attendant entity
- runtimeProgram execution duration
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
scheduling · kernel · spawning · termination · interrupt · concurrency · parallelism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
mitosis · meiosis · fermentation · germination · decomposition · circulation · excretion · secretion
Constructing from components
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- productionMaking or generating something
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
casting · forging · extrusion · welding · milling · finishing · coating · stamping
Legal dispute process
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
appeal · discovery · deposition · filing · hearing · trial · sentencing · subpoena
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- stepsSequential actions in process
- workflowSequential task progression
checklist · guidelines · instructions · routine · sequence · phases · stages · implementation · execution · documentation
thinking
Mental reasoning process
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
comprehension · understanding · learning · memory · attention · recognition · conceptualization · abstraction · judgment · insight
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
convergence · phylogeny · heritability · recombination · fitness · coevolution · extinction · macroevolution · microevolution
execution
Completing a planned task
multitasking · scheduling · kernel · spawning · termination · interrupt · concurrency · parallelism
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
osmosis · mitosis · meiosis · fermentation · germination · decomposition · circulation · excretion · secretion · homeostasis
assembly
Constructing from components
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- productionMaking or generating something
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
molding · casting · forging · extrusion · welding · milling · finishing · coating · stamping · tooling
litigation
Legal dispute process
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
mediation · appeal · discovery · deposition · filing · hearing · trial · sentencing · subpoena · injunction
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- metaphysicsessence, being, reality, existence, substance theory
- assessablesperformance, results, outcomes, quality, progress
- Unixbash, cat, cd, grep, chmod
- ErlangOTP, Elixir, spawn, supervisor, concurrency
- system resourcesRAM, CPU, threads, heap, stack
processeschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
randomness · disorder · disorganization · entropy · confusion
processesstasis
State of inactivity
inertia · stillness · immobility · standstill · stagnation
processesaccidents
Unintended harmful occurrences
happenstance · coincidences · chance events · flukes · improvisation
- food processorMotorized chopping appliance
- in the processCurrently being carried out
- democratic processesMethods for collective governance
- funeral processionFormal journey to interment
- processed foodIndustrially manufactured edibles
- processing plantsFacilities transforming raw materials
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