processing

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blowing

processing that involves blowing a gas

data processing

(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information

developing, development

processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

purification, refinement, refining

the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

vulcanisation, vulcanization

process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them

administrative data processing, business data processing

data processing in accounting or business management

ADP, automatic data processing

data processing by a computer

data mining

data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data

distributed data processing, remote-access data processing, teleprocessing

data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities

insufflation

(medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)

list processing

processing data that is given in the form of chained lists

multiprocessing, parallel processing

simultaneous processing by two or more processing units

operation

(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

priority processing

data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities

real-time operation, real-time processing

data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process

rectification

(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

serial processing

sequential processing by two or more processing units

underdevelopment

(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast

word processing

rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing

Type of:

physical process, process

a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states