process1
 
/
ˈprəʊsɛs/
n.
    - a series of actions or steps towards achieving a particular end. ▸a natural series of changes. 
- Law  a summons to appear in court.
- Biology  & Anatomy  a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism.
- 
[as modifier]
 Printing  relating to or denoting printing using ink in three colours (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and black.
v.
 perform a series of operations to change or preserve. 
▸Computing  operate on (data) by means of a program.
 ▸deal with, using an established procedure.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. proces, from L. processus ‘progression, course’, from procedere (see proceed).
process2
 
/
prəˈsɛs/
Etymology
C19: back-form. from procession.