Main Entry: pro·cess

Pronunciation: \ˈpräs-ˌes, ˈprōs-, -əs\

Function: noun

1 a : a natural progressively continuing operation or development marked by a series of gradual changes that succeed one another in a relatively fixed way and lead toward a particular result or end <the process of growth> <the process of digestion> b : a natural continuing activity or function <such life processes as breathing and the circulation of the blood>
2 : a prominent or projecting part of an organism or organic structure <a bone process> <a nerve cell process>