processing

PROS-es-ing/ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/UKPROH-ses-ing/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/

4 meanings of processing

1
noununcountable
The act of putting something through a set of required steps or checks.
Like a factory line where every item goes through the same steps before it is finished.
The processing of your order may take three business days.
She called the office to ask about the processing of her application.
Similarhandling, review, assessment
2
noununcountable
The work a computer does to sort, change, store, or send information.
Like a mail room worker who sorts, stamps, and sends out every letter that comes in.
The app needs a few seconds for processing before your photo appears.
All the processing happens on the company's computers, not on your phone.
Similarcomputation, analysis, handling, manipulation
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3
noununcountable
The act of handling or working on something, step by step.
The processing of the milk removes harmful germs.
Film processing used to take a whole week at the photo shop.
Similartreatment, handling, preparation, conversion
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4
verb
Present participle of process. Use it after 'is' or 'are' to show an action happening right now.
The bank is processing your payment right now.
Processing all these forms takes a long time.
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processing is a form of process

process, verb: To treat or handle something in a set series of steps, such as making food, developing film or handling forms. Full entry

Forms: processprocesses he/she/itprocessing -ing formprocessed past tense, past participle
Spelling: process → processing: add -ing

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Origin

This word comes from "process" plus the ending "-ing".