Know your Processes

• Main Entry: ¹pro·cess
  
• Pronunciation: \ˈprä-ˌses, ˈprō-, -səs\
• Function: noun
• Inflected Form(s): plural pro·cess·es
  \-ˌse-səz, -sə-, -ˌsēz\
• Etymology: Middle English proces, from Anglo-French procés, from Latin processus, from procedere
• Date: 14th century

1 a : progress, advance <in the process of time> b : something going on : proceeding
2 a (1) : a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result <the process of growth> (2) : a continuing natural or biological activity or function <such life processes as breathing> b : a series of actions or operations conducing to an end; especially : a continuous operation or treatment especially in manufacture