process

a set of events or changes, one after another, that lead to a result

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

Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.

An executable task or program.

The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.

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 arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.

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

To perform a particular process on a thing.

To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.

To develop photographic film.

(figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.

To take legal proceedings against.

To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.