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Meaning of Processing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb to process.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.”
“For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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