processing

6 definitions • 7 examples

the act of dealing with documents or people in an official way:

There was a delay in the processing of passport applications.

The processing of claims will begin later this year.

(of a computer) the act of performing a particular series of operations on information, such as a set of calculations:

data processing

the act of preparing, changing, or treating food or natural substances as a part of an industrial operation:

a waste processing plant

the act of making pictures from photographic film:

The popularity of digital cameras has reduced the demand for traditional film processing.

the series of actions that are taken to change raw materials during the production of goods:

the processing of sth Uruguay's manufacturing production and exports are largely based on the processing of natural resources.

processing equipment/facility/plant The refinery is among the largest and most advanced crude oil processing plants in the world.

the use of a computer to collect, store, organize, and use information