Noun

The action of the verb to process .

*{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=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.}}

The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

Noun

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= A punch in the gut , passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}

The result of this process.

The ability to use this process.

The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.

The assimilation and understanding of ideas.

(medicine, archaic) Generation of pus; suppuration.