process

/ˈpɹoʊsɛs/

A series of events which produce a result (the product).

This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.

A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.

1960, Mack Tyner, Process Engineering Calculations: Material and Energy Balances – Ordinarily a process plant will use a steam boiler to supply its process heat requirements and to drive a steam-turbine generator.

A path of succession of states through which a system passes.

Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.

Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.

An outgrowth of tissue or cell.

A structure that arises above a surface.

An executable task or program.

The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.